Fast-track pathway for elective caesarean section: A quality improvement initiative to promote day 1 discharge

BMJ Open Quality

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2019, Pages

  Bowden, Sarah Joanne ^a,b   Dooley, William ^b   Hanrahan, Jennifer ^b   Kanu, Chidimma ^b   Halder, Suni ^c   Cormack, Caroline ^b   O'dwyer, Sabrina ^d   Singh, Natasha ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

elective caesarean section; enhanced recovery after surgery; fast track surgery; obstetrics; patient satisfaction; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; TIME FACTOR; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; ELECTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 85081127277     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23996641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2018-000465     Document Type: Article

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