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Baker E, Woolley A, Xyrichis A, Norton C, Hopkins P, Lee G. How does the implementation of a patient pathway-based intervention in the acute care of blunt thoracic injury impact on patient outcomes? A systematic review of the literature. Injury 2020; 51:1733-1743. [PMID: 32576379 PMCID: PMC7399576 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2020.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2020] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Blunt thoracic injury is present in around 15% of all major trauma presentations. To ensure a standardised approach to the management of physical injury, patient pathway-based interventions have been established in many healthcare settings. It currently remains unclear how these complex interventions are implemented and evaluated in the literature. This systematic review aims to identify pathway effectiveness literature and implementation studies in relation to patient pathway-based interventions in blunt thoracic injury care. METHODS The databases Medline, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL, WHO Clinical Trials Register and both the GreyLit & OpenGrey databases were searched without restrictions on date or study type. A search strategy was developed including keywords and MeSH terms relating to blunt thoracic injury, patient pathway-based interventions, evaluation and implementation. Due to heterogeneity of intervention pathways, meta-analysis was not possible; analysis was undertaken using an iterative narrative approach. RESULTS A total of 16 studies met the inclusion criteria and were included in analysis. Pathways were identified covering analgesic management, respiratory care, surgical decision making and reducing risk of complications. Studies evaluating pathways are generally limited by their observational and retrospective design, but results highlight the potential benefits of pathway driven care provision in blunt thoracic injury. CONCLUSIONS The results demonstrate the complexity of evaluating patient pathway-based interventions in blunt thoracic injury management. It is important that pathways undergo rigorous evaluation, refinement and validation to ensure quality and patient safety. Strong recommendations are precluded as the quality of the pathway evaluation studies are low.
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- Edward Baker
- Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King's College London, James Clerk Maxwell Building, 57 Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8WA, UK; Emergency Department, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS, UK.
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- Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS, UK.
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- Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King's College London, James Clerk Maxwell Building, 57 Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8WA, UK.
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- Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King's College London, James Clerk Maxwell Building, 57 Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8WA, UK.
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS, UK.
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- Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King's College London, James Clerk Maxwell Building, 57 Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8WA, UK.
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Li M, Lakdawalla DN, Goldman DP. Association Between Spending and Outcomes for Patients With Cancer. J Clin Oncol 2020; 38:323-331. [PMID: 31804868 PMCID: PMC6994252 DOI: 10.1200/jco.19.01451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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- Meng Li
- Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
- Sol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
- Sol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
- School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
- Sol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
- School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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Noba L, Rodgers S, Chandler C, Balfour A, Hariharan D, Yip VS. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Reduces Hospital Costs and Improve Clinical Outcomes in Liver Surgery: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Gastrointest Surg 2020; 24:918-932. [PMID: 31900738 PMCID: PMC7165160 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-019-04499-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols are evidence-based, multimodal and patient-centred approach to optimize patient care and experience during their perioperative pathway. It has been shown to be effective in reducing length of hospital stay and improving clinical outcomes. However, evidence on its effective in liver surgery remains weak. The aim of this review is to investigate clinical benefits, cost-effectiveness and compliance to ERAS protocols in liver surgery. METHODS A systematic literature search was conducted using CINAHL Plus, EMBASE, MEDLINE, PubMed and Cochrane for randomized control trials (RCTs) and cohort studies published between 2008 and 2019, comparing effect of ERAS protocols and standard care on hospital cost, LOS, complications, readmission, mortality and compliance. RESULTS The search resulted in 6 RCTs and 21 cohort studies of 3739 patients (1777 in ERAS and 1962 in standard care group). LOS was reduced by 2.22 days in ERAS group (MD = -2.22; CI, -2.77 to -1.68; p < 0.00001) compared to the standard care group. Fewer patients in ERAS group experienced complications (RR, 0.71; 95% CI, 0.65-0.77; p = < 0.00001). Hospital cost was significantly lower in the ERAS group (SMD = -0.98; CI, -1.37 to - 0.58; p < 0.0001). CONCLUSION Our review concluded that the introduction of ERAS protocols is safe and feasible in hepatectomies, without increasing mortality and readmission rates, whilst reducing LOS and risk of complications, and with a significant hospital cost savings. Laparoscopic approach may be necessary to reduce complication rates in liver surgery. However, further studies are needed to investigate overall compliance to ERAS protocols and its impact on clinical outcomes.
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- L. Noba
- School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh, EH8 9YL UK
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- School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh, EH8 9YL UK
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- School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh, EH8 9YL UK
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- Surgical Services, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, EH1 3EG UK
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- Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Unit, Royal London Hospital (Barts Health NHS Trust), London, E1 1FR UK
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- Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Unit, Royal London Hospital (Barts Health NHS Trust), London, E1 1FR UK
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Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Programs for Liver Resection: a Meta-analysis. J Gastrointest Surg 2017; 21:472-486. [PMID: 28101720 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-017-3360-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2016] [Accepted: 01/03/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Due to the limited number of high-quality randomized controlled trials on enhanced recovery after surgery for hepatectomy, previous reviews have not been sufficiently comprehensive. Our objectives were to evaluate and compare the safety and efficacy of enhanced recovery after surgery programs and traditional care in patients undergoing open or laparoscopic surgery and to assess the optimized items for hepatectomy. METHODS We searched the PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library databases for all the relevant studies regardless of study design. We assessed the methodological quality of the included studies and excluded studies of poor quality. We performed a meta-analysis using RevMan 5.3 software. RESULTS In total, 19 original studies with 2575 patients, including four randomized controlled trials and 15 non-randomized controlled trials, were analyzed. The meta-analysis demonstrated that enhanced recovery after surgery programs could reduce morbidity, hospital stays and cost, blood loss, and time to bowel function recovery for both open and laparoscopic surgery without increasing mortality, readmission rate, or transfusion rate. Twelve items were essential for liver surgery. CONCLUSIONS Enhanced recovery after surgery programs for hepatectomy are feasible and efficient. Further studies should optimize perioperative outcomes for liver surgery.
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Li M, Zhang W, Jiang L, Yang J, Yan L. Fast track for open hepatectomy: A systemic review and meta-analysis. Int J Surg 2016; 36:81-89. [PMID: 27773599 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2016] [Revised: 10/03/2016] [Accepted: 10/14/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Liver resection (LR) is preferred treatment for malignancies or benign masses of liver. Using multiple elements, fast track (FT) program was introduced to abdominal surgery associating with fast functional recovery and shorter hospital length of stay (LoS). This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the effect of FT program for patients following liver resection. MATERIALS AND METHODS We searched the PubMed/Medline, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Embase for trials up to December 2015 to compare the FT program to the conventional group. The main outcome was assessed of complication rate (including liver specific or general complication rate), thirty-day postoperative mortality, readmission rate and the length of hospital stay. RESULTS Four randomized control trials (RCTs) and three cohort trials (CTs) were to make a quantitative synthesis including 1027 patients. The LoS was reduced following FT groups (weighted mean difference [WMD], 2.24 days; 95% CI 3.69-0.79; P < 0.005). No significant differences were noted in overall complication (risk ratio [RR], 0.94; 95% CI, 0.79-1.12; p = 0.49), mortality (RR, 0.63; 95% CI, 0.19-2.15; p = 0.46) and readmission rate (RR, 0.99; 95% CI, 0.54-1.79; p = 0.97). However, the general complication showed a difference favoring FT group (RR, 0.68; 95% CI, 0.49-0.95; p = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS This review, firstly using the quantitative synthesis in FT program following LR, indicates that FT program can shorten the length of hospital stay and accelerate the postoperative recovery in a safe and effective ways without increasing in mortality, morbidity and readmission rate.
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- Ming Li
- Department of Liver Surgery, Liver Transplantation Division, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Liver Surgery, Liver Transplantation Division, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Liver Surgery, Liver Transplantation Division, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Liver Surgery, Liver Transplantation Division, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China.
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- Department of Liver Surgery, Liver Transplantation Division, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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Chen KH, Wu JM, Ho TW, Yu HJ, Lai F. A cross-hospital cost and quality assessment system by extracting frequent physician order set from a nationwide Health Insurance Research Database. COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE 2015; 120:142-153. [PMID: 25981881 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2015.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2014] [Revised: 04/12/2015] [Accepted: 04/13/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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PURPOSE Clinical pathways fall under the process perspective of health care quality. For care providers, clinical pathways can be compared to improve health care quality. The objective of this study was to design a convenient physician order set comparison system based on claim records from the National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) of Taiwan. METHODS Data were retrieved from the NHIRD for the period of 2003-2007 for frequent physician order sets found in hospital surgical hernia repair inpatient claim records. The derived frequent physician order sets were divided into five frequency thresholds: 80%, 85%, 90%, 95% and 100%. A consistency index was defined and calculated to understand each care providers' adherence to clinical pathways. In addition, the average count of physician orders, average amount of cost, Charlson comorbidity index, and recurrence rate were calculated; these variables were considered in frequent physician order sets comparison. RESULTS Records for 3262 patients from 257 hospitals were retrieved. The frequent physician order sets of various frequency thresholds, Charlson comorbidities, and recurrence rates were extracted and computed for comparison among hospitals. A recurrence rate threshold of 2% was established to separate low and high quality of herniorrhaphy at each hospital. Univariable analysis showed that low recurrence rate was associated with high consistency index (70.99±23.88 vs. 52.60±20.30; P<.001), few surgeons at each hospital (3.50±4.41 vs. 7.09±6.57; P<.001), and non-medical center facility type (P=.042). A multivariable Cox regression analysis indicated an association of low recurrence rates with consistency index only (one percentage increased: OR=0.973; CI: 0.957-0.990; P=.002). CONCLUSIONS The proposed system leveraged the claim records to generate frequent physician order sets at hospitals, thus solving the difficulty in obtaining clinical pathway data. This allows medical professionals and management to conveniently and effectively compare and query similarities and differences in clinical pathways among hospitals.
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- Kuo-Hsin Chen
- Department of Surgery, Far-Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics, National Taiwan University, Taiwan; Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
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- Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics, National Taiwan University, Taiwan; Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan; Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
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Song XP, Tian JH, Cui Q, Zhang TT, Yang KH, Ding GW. Could clinical pathways improve the quality of care in patients with gastrointestinal cancer? A meta-analysis. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2015; 15:8361-6. [PMID: 25339029 DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.19.8361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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This meta-analysis was performed to assess the implementation effects of clinical pathways in patients with gastrointestinal cancer. A comprehensive search was conducted in the Cochrane Library, PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database (from inception to May 2014). Selection of studies, assessing risk of bias and extracting data were performed by two reviewers independently. Outcomes were analyzed by fixed-effects and random-effects model meta-analysis and reported as mean difference (MD), standardized mean difference (SMD) and odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). The Jadad methodological approach was used to assess the quality of included studies and the meta-analysis was conducted with RevMan 5.1 software. Nine citations (eight trials) involving 642 patients were included. The aggregate results showed that a shorter average length of stay [MD = -4.0; 95% CI (-5.1, -2.8); P < 0.00001] was observed with the clinical pathways as compared with the usual care. A reduction in inpatient expenditure [SMD = -1.5; 95% CI (-2.3, -0.7); P = 0.0001] was also associated with clinical pathways, along with higher patient satisfaction [OR = 4.9; 95% CI (2.2, 10.6); P < 0.0001]. Clinical pathways could improve the quality of care in patients with gastrointestinal cancer, as evidenced by a significant reduction in average length of stay, a decrease in inpatient expenditure and an improvement in patient satisfaction. Therefore, indicators and mechanisms within clinical pathways should be a focus in the future.
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- Xu-Ping Song
- School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China E-mail :
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Kim B, Ryoo SB, Park KJ, Park SH. Outcomes of Fast-Track Program after Colorectal Cancer Surgery - Comparison with Conventional Method. ASIAN ONCOLOGY NURSING 2014. [DOI: 10.5388/aon.2014.14.4.249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- Boyoul Kim
- Department of Nursing, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Nursing, Kyungmin College, Uijeongbu, Korea
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