| Autor: |
Matthew Bradley, Angela Kindvall, Judy Logan, Jeffrey Bailey, Eric Elster, Carlos Rodriguez |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
| Předmět: |
|
| Zdroj: |
Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, Vol 4, Iss 1 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2397-5776 |
| DOI: |
10.1136/tsaco-2019-000303 |
| Popis: |
Background A key component of a process improvement program is the institution of hospital-specific protocols to address certain disparities and streamline patient care. In that regard, we evaluated the implementation of an outpatient laparoscopic appendectomy (OLA) protocol at a tertiary military hospital. We hypothesized that OLA would reduce length of stay (LOS) without increasing complications.Methods In August 2016, our institution implemented an OLA protocol—defined as discharge within 24 hours of surgery. Exclusion criteria included age |
| Databáze: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
| Externí odkaz: |
|
