Regional Specialty Surgical Practice Efficiencies Gained as a Result of COVID-19
| Autor: | Kara L. Grottke, Jason E. Craig, Angela M. Eberhardt, Carie A. Martin-Krajewski, Richard A. Helmers, Laurie J. Wensink, Jonathan M. Bledsoe, Neal S. Crawford |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
Medicine (General) Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) business.industry Electronic medical record EMR Surgical care Surgical and Procedural Subcommittee SPS Electronic medical record Specialty Critical Access Hospital CAH medicine.disease Northwest Wisconsin NWWI Patient care Article Mayo Clinic Health System MCHS Pre-operative evaluation POE R5-920 Operating room OR Medicine In patient Medical emergency Deferral business |
| Zdroj: | Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes, Vol 5, Iss 4, Pp 693-699 (2021) Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes |
| ISSN: | 2542-4548 |
| Popis: | Objective To identify opportunities for discontinuing elective and nonemergency surgical cases in a regional surgical practice in response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Patients and Methods COVID-19 began to affect surgical practices across the United States in March 2020. On March 17, 2020, all elective and nonemergency surgical care was deferred to prepare the Mayo Clinic Health System sites in northwestern Wisconsin for an anticipated surge in patients with COVID-19. When the decision was made to reactivate the surgical practice, several major structural and operational changes were made to the regional surgical practice to optimize efficiencies. Results The structural and operational changes implemented during reactivation resulted in improved utilization of surgical resources including improvement in operating room (OR) block utilization, increased available OR time, and increased case volumes. Conclusion Surgical and procedural leaders should consider a limited-time deferral of elective surgical cases to implement widespread OR efficiency strategies. The time selected for deferral of surgical cases should target a period of historically low surgical volume to minimize disruption to patient care and impact on overall OR functions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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