Implementation of a Preoperative Anemia Clinic Utilizing a Minimal Staffing Model
| Autor: | Jung T. Kim, Seth I. Perelman, Christian Mabry, Jeanna D. Blitz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Anemia Iron Treatment outcome MEDLINE Staffing General Medicine Health Care Costs medicine.disease Treatment Outcome hemic and lymphatic diseases Workforce Emergency medicine Preoperative Period Medicine Humans Preoperative anemia Blood Transfusion Process map business |
| Zdroj: | AA practice. 14(3) |
| ISSN: | 2575-3126 |
| Popis: | We present a process map for the implementation of a program to treat preoperative anemia utilizing 1 existing anesthesiologist in the preoperative evaluation clinic. In the first 7 months postimplementation, 342 patients were screened for anemia, 166 were diagnosed, and 107 were treated. The mean increase in hemoglobin in treated patients was ~2 g/dL (range 0-4.9 g/dL). Two patients' surgeries were delayed in favor of treatment and 3 surgical patients, who had received 2 complete iron infusions, received an intraoperative transfusion. The total revenue generated for the institution was enough to subsidize the cost of an additional anesthesiologist. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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