A structured pathway for developing your complex abdominal hernia service: our York pathway
| Autor: | O Smith, P Chitsabesan, T MacLeod, S Chintapatla, P Lim |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Abdominal Hernia Abdominal wall Reconstruction Abdominal wall 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Recurrence Patient experience Health care Protocol Medicine Humans Hernia 030212 general & internal medicine Intensive care medicine Herniorrhaphy Retrospective Studies Service (business) business.industry Abdominal Wall Abdominal wall reconstruction medicine.disease Hernia Ventral Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Abdominal wall hernia Original Article business Abdominal surgery Pathway |
| Zdroj: | Hernia |
| ISSN: | 1248-9204 1265-4906 |
| Popis: | Purpose Clinical pathways are widely prevalent in health care and may be associated with increased clinical efficacy, improved patient care, streamlining of services, while providing clarity on patient management. Such pathways are well established in several branches of healthcare services but, to the authors’ knowledge, not in complex abdominal wall reconstruction (CAWR). A stepwise, structured and comprehensive approach to managing complex abdominal wall hernia (CAWH) patients, which has been successfully implemented in our practice, is presented. Methods A literature search of common databases including Embase® and MEDLINE® for CAWH pathways identified no comprehensive pathway. We therefore undertook a reiterative process to develop the York Abdominal Wall Unit (YAWU) through examination of current evidence and logic to produce a pragmatic redesign of our own pathway. Having introduced our pathway, we then performed a retrospective analysis of the complexity and number of abdominal wall cases performed in our trust over time. Results We describe our pathway and demonstrate that the percentage of cases and their complexity, as defined by the VHWG classification, have increased over time in York Abdominal Wall Unit. Conclusion A structured pathway for complex abdominal wall hernia service is one way to improve patient experience and streamline services. The relevance of pathways for the hernia surgeon is discussed alongside this pathway. This may provide a useful guide to those wishing to establish similar personalised pathways within their own units and allow them to expand their service. |
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