Efficacy of patient selection criteria for obesity surgery in a non-high-dependency unit/intensive care unit facility
| Autor: | Ahmad Aly, Ryan Newbold, Alexander Craven |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Bariatric Surgery Patient Readmission law.invention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Primary outcome Postoperative Complications law medicine Humans Obesity Patient transfer Retrospective Studies business.industry Patient Selection Obesity Surgery General Medicine Emergency department Intensive care unit Intensive Care Units 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Emergency medicine Perioperative care 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Surgery Female Complication business Body mass index |
| Zdroj: | ANZ journal of surgeryReferences. 91(7-8) |
| ISSN: | 1445-2197 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUNDS Publicly funded obesity surgery remains underfunded in Australia. One barrier to expansion is the perception that perioperative care requires critical care facilities. This study evaluates the effectiveness of patient selection criteria in avoiding unplanned patient transfer and adverse outcomes in obesity surgery performed at a facility without a high-dependency unit/intensive care unit (HDU/ICU). METHODS Retrospective analysis was performed on patients undergoing obesity surgery between January 2017 and March 2020 in a centre with specific screening criteria. Criteria included: body mass index |
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