Implementing a perioperative medicine for older people undergoing surgery (POPS) service: A guide for clinical leaders.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to translate previous implementation science research describing the implementation of perioperative medicine for older people undergoing surgery (POPS) services into a format that is comprehensible and relevant to clinical leaders contemplating implementing a POPS service.

Methods

We conducted a multistage expert end-user review process to design a POPS implementation guide. Our expert research team created a draft POPS service implementation guide using previous implementation science research that described the core elements and implementation of a POPS service. Next, we invited multidisciplinary (allied health, anaesthetics, geriatric medicine, nursing and surgery) clinical leaders in perioperative medicine (n = 12) from five contextually diffe

SUBMITTER: Lodge ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11752164 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature