Development of an emergency general surgery process improvement program

被引：13

作者：

Bradley M.J. ^{[1
,2
]}

Kindvall A.T. ^{[1
]}

Humphries A.E. ^{[1
,2
]}

Jessie E.M. ^{[1
,2
]}

Oh J.S. ^{[1
,2
]}

Malone D.M. ^{[1
,2
]}

Bailey J.A. ^{[1
,2
]}

Perdue P.W. ^{[1
,2
]}

Elster E.A. ^{[1
,2
]}

Rodriguez C.J. ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Department of Surgery, 8901 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, 20889, MD

[2] Uniformed University of the Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, 20814, MD

来源：

Patient Safety in Surgery | / 12卷 / 1期

关键词：

Emergency General Surgery (EGS); PI Program; Joint Trauma System; Acute Care Surgery; Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC);

D O I：

10.1186/s13037-018-0167-z

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摘要：

Background: The Joint Trauma System has demonstrated improved outcomes through coordinated research and process improvement programs. With fewer combat trauma patients, our military American College of Surgeons level 2 trauma center's ability to maintain a strong trauma Process Improvement (PI) program has become difficult. As emergency general surgery (EGS) patients are similar to trauma patients, our Trauma and Acute Care Surgery (TACS) service developed an EGS PI program analogous to what is done in trauma. We describe the implementation of our novel EGS PI program and its effect on institutional PI proficiency. Methods: An EGS registry was developed in 2013. Inclusion criteria were based on AAST published literature. In 2015, EGS registrar and PI coordinator positions were developed and filled with existing trauma staff. A formal EGS PI program began January 1, 2016. Pre- and post-program data was compared to determine the effect including EGS PI events had on increasing yield into our trauma PI program. Results: In 2016, TACS saw 1001 EGS consults. Four hundred forty-four met criteria for registry inclusion. Eighty-two patients had 131 PI events; re-admission within 30 days, unplanned therapeutic intervention, and unplanned ICU admission were the most common events. Capture of EGS PI events yielded a 49% increase compared with 2015. Conclusion: Overall patient volume and PI events post EGS PI program initiation exceeded those prior to implementation. These data suggest that extending trauma PI principles to EGS may be beneficial in maintaining inter-war military and/or lower volume trauma center readiness. © 2018 The Author(s).

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