Effectiveness of a Clinical Pathway for the Emergency Treatment of Patients With Inborn Errors of Metabolism

被引：34

作者：

Zand, Dina J. ^{[2
,4
]}

Brown, Kathleen M. ^{[1
,4
]}

Lichter-Konecki, Uta ^{[2
,4
]}

Campbell, Joyce K. ^{[3
]}

Salehi, Vesta ^{[5
]}

Chamberlain, James M. ^{[1
,4
]}

机构：

[1] Childrens Natl Med Ctr, Div Emergency Med, Washington, DC 20010 USA

[2] Childrens Natl Med Ctr, Div Genet & Metab, Washington, DC 20010 USA

[3] Childrens Natl Med Ctr, Ctr Hosp Based Specialties, Washington, DC 20010 USA

[4] George Washington Univ, Sch Med & Hlth Sci, Dept Pediat, Washington, DC 20052 USA

[5] Weill Cornel Med Coll, Dept Pediat, New York, NY USA

来源：

PEDIATRICS | 2008年 / 122卷 / 06期

关键词：

quality of health care; critical pathways; emergency medical services; inborn errors of metabolism;

D O I：

10.1542/peds.2008-0205

中图分类号：

R72 [儿科学];

学科分类号：

100202 ;

摘要：

OBJECTIVE. The goal was to measure the effectiveness of a clinical pathway for the emergency department care of patients with inborn errors of metabolism. METHODS. Two years after the implementation of a multidisciplinary clinical pathway for patients with inborn errors of metabolism in our urban, academic, pediatric emergency department, we compared measures of timeliness and effectiveness for patients treated before the pathway with the same measures for patients treated after implementation of the pathway. Measures of timeliness included time to room, time to doctor, time to glucose infusion, and total emergency department length of stay. Measures of clinical effectiveness included the proportion of patients receiving adequate glucose infusions, proportion of patients admitted, inpatient length of stay, and proportion of patients requiring PICU admission. RESULTS. A total of 214 emergency department visits for patients with inborn errors of metabolism were analyzed, 90 before and 124 after initiation of the pathway. All measures of timeliness of care except total emergency department length of stay demonstrated significant improvement in comparisons of values before and after initiation of the pathway. Measures of clinical effectiveness also demonstrated significant improvements after initiation of the pathway. There was improvement in the proportion of patients who received adequate glucose infusions, with a decrease in the proportion of patients who required admission to the PICU. Emergency department length of stay, inpatient length of stay, and the proportion of patients admitted to the hospital were not affected. CONCLUSIONS. Most measures of timeliness and 2 measures of effectiveness showed improvement after implementation of an emergency department pathway for patients with inborn errors of metabolism. Therefore, a clinical pathway can improve the emergency care of patients with inborn errors of metabolism. Pediatrics 2008; 122: 1191-1195

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页码：1191 / 1195

页数：5

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