Tuesday 20 January 2015

Reducing pre-operative length of stay for enterocutaneous fistula repair with a multi-disciplinary approach

"We started this project with the aim of reducing the pre-operative length of stay for assessment of complex surgical patients in a tertiary-referral centre. Through the instigation of a weekly multi-disciplinary team meeting and a formalised patient pathway including referral process, we have demonstrated a reduction in length of stay from 30.1 to 5.7 days that would result in an annual saving of over £177,000 on bed-day costs alone."

Reducing pre-operative length of stay for enterocutaneous fistula repair with a multi-disciplinary approach
M Chamberlain, R Dwyer
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2015;4: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u204075.w1773

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