Influence of Clinical pathways on treatment and outcome quality for patients undergoing pancreatoduodenectomy? A retrospective cohort study.
Clinical pathways
Outcomes
Pancreatic surgery
Pancreatoduodenectomy
Quality of care
Journal
Asian journal of surgery
ISSN: 0219-3108
Titre abrégé: Asian J Surg
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 8900600
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2020
Aug 2020
Historique:
received:
08
07
2019
revised:
25
09
2019
accepted:
06
10
2019
pubmed:
17
11
2019
medline:
21
10
2020
entrez:
17
11
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Pancreatic surgery demands complex multidisciplinary management. Clinical pathways (CPs) are a tool to facilitate this task, but evidence for their utility in pancreatic surgery is scarce. This study evaluated the effect of CPs on quality of care for pancreatoduodenectomy. Data of all consecutive patients who underwent pancreatoduodenectomy before (n = 147) or after (n = 148) CP introduction were evaluated regarding catheter and drain management, postoperative mobilization, pancreatic enzyme substitution, resumption of diet and length of stay. Outcome quality was assessed using glycaemia management, morbidity, mortality, reoperation and readmission rates. Catheters and abdominal drainages were removed significantly earlier in patients treated with CP (p < 0.0001). First intake of liquids, nutritional supplement and solids was significantly earlier in the CP group (p < 0.0001). Exocrine insufficiency was significantly less common after CP implementation (47.3% vs. 69.7%, p < 0.0001). The number of patients receiving intraoperative transfusion dropped significantly after CP implementation (p = 0.0005) and transfusion rate was more frequent in the pre-CP group (p = 0.05). The median number of days with maximum pain level >3 was significantly higher in the CP group (p < 0.0001). There was no significant difference in mortality, morbidity, reoperation and readmission rates. Following implementation of a CP for pancreatoduodenectomy, several indicators of process and outcome quality improved, while others such as mortality and reoperation rates remained unchanged. CPs are a promising tool to improve quality of care in pancreatic surgery.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Pancreatic surgery demands complex multidisciplinary management. Clinical pathways (CPs) are a tool to facilitate this task, but evidence for their utility in pancreatic surgery is scarce. This study evaluated the effect of CPs on quality of care for pancreatoduodenectomy.
METHODS
METHODS
Data of all consecutive patients who underwent pancreatoduodenectomy before (n = 147) or after (n = 148) CP introduction were evaluated regarding catheter and drain management, postoperative mobilization, pancreatic enzyme substitution, resumption of diet and length of stay. Outcome quality was assessed using glycaemia management, morbidity, mortality, reoperation and readmission rates.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Catheters and abdominal drainages were removed significantly earlier in patients treated with CP (p < 0.0001). First intake of liquids, nutritional supplement and solids was significantly earlier in the CP group (p < 0.0001). Exocrine insufficiency was significantly less common after CP implementation (47.3% vs. 69.7%, p < 0.0001). The number of patients receiving intraoperative transfusion dropped significantly after CP implementation (p = 0.0005) and transfusion rate was more frequent in the pre-CP group (p = 0.05). The median number of days with maximum pain level >3 was significantly higher in the CP group (p < 0.0001). There was no significant difference in mortality, morbidity, reoperation and readmission rates.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Following implementation of a CP for pancreatoduodenectomy, several indicators of process and outcome quality improved, while others such as mortality and reoperation rates remained unchanged. CPs are a promising tool to improve quality of care in pancreatic surgery.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31732412
pii: S1015-9584(19)30821-8
doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2019.10.003
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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