Racial and Socioeconomic Differences Manifest in Process Measure Adherence for Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Pathway.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adherence to care processes and surgical outcomes varies by population subgroups for the same procedure. Enhanced recovery after surgery pathways are intended to standardize care, but their effect on process adherence and outcomes for population subgroups is unknown.

Objective

This study aims to demonstrate the association between recovery pathway implementation, process measures, and short-term surgical outcomes by population subgroup.

Design

This study is a pre- and post-quality improvement implementation cohort study.

Setting

This study was conducted at a tertiary academic medical center.

Intervention

A modified colorectal enhanced recovery after surgery pathway was implemented.

Patients

Patients were included who had elective colon

SUBMITTER: Leeds IL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5647878 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature