Evaluation of the clinical pathway for laparoscopic bariatric surgery

被引：34

作者：

Campillo-Soto Á. ^{[1
]}

Martín-Lorenzo J.G. ^{[1
]}

Lirón-Ruíz R. ^{[1
]}

Torralba-Martínez J.A. ^{[1
]}

Bento-Gerard M. ^{[1
]}

Flores-Pastor B. ^{[1
]}

Aguayo-Albasini J.L. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Department of General Surgery, Hospital General Universitario J.M. Morales Meseguer, 30008 Murcia, Calle Marqués de los Vélez s/n

来源：

Obesity Surgery | 2008年 / 18卷 / 4期

关键词：

Clinical pathway; Laparoscopic bariatric surgery; Morbid obesity; Practical guidelines;

D O I：

10.1007/s11695-007-9275-z

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摘要：

Background: Clinical pathways (CP) are comprehensive systematized patient care plans for specific procedures. The CP for morbid obesity was implemented in our department in September 2005. The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical pathway for this procedure 1 year after implementation. Methods: A study was conducted on all the patients included in the CP since its implementation. The assessment criteria include degree of compliance, indicators of clinical care effectiveness, financial impact, and survey-based indicators of satisfaction. The results are compared to a series of patients undergoing surgery the year before the implementation of the CP. We analyzed the mean cost per procedure before and after CP implementation. Results: Evaluation was made of a series of 49 consecutive patients who underwent surgery over the period of 1 year before the development of the CP and met the accepted inclusion criteria. The mean length of hospital stay was 7.95 days, and the mean cost per procedure before pathway implementation was 5,270.37 (±2,251.19) euros. One year after the implementation of the pathway, 70 patients were included. The mean length of hospital stay of the patients included in the CP was 5.1 days. The degree of compliance with stays was 71.4%. The most frequent reason for noncompliance was patient-dependent causes. The mean cost in the series of patients included in the CP was 4,532 (±1,753) euros. Conclusion: The CP for morbid obesity reduced both variability in professional care patterns and hospital costs; justifying the work involved in its development and implementation. © 2007 Springer Science + Business Media B.V.

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