Standardization of care: Impact of an enhanced recovery protocol on length of stay, complications, and direct costs after colorectal surgery

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 220, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 430-443

  Thiele, Robert H ^a   Rea, Kathleen M ^a   Turrentine, Florence E ^a   Friel, Charles M ^a   Hassinger, Taryn E ^a   Goudreau, Bernadette J ^a   Umapathi, Bindu A ^a   Kron, Irving L ^a   Sawyer, Robert G ^a   Hedrick, Traci L ^a   McMurry, Timothy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

ADULT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; ENHANCED RECOVERY PROTOCOL; FEMALE; FLUID BALANCE; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISTOGRAM; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; ECONOMICS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COLORECTAL SURGERY; COST SAVINGS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84925651451     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2014.12.042     Document Type: Conference Paper

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