Association of an Enhanced Recovery Pilot With Length of Stay in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Enhanced recovery protocols (ERPs) are standardized care plans of best practices that can decrease morbidity and length of stay (LOS). However, many hospitals need help with implementation. The Enhanced Recovery in National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ERIN) pilot was designed to support ERP implementation.

Objective

To evaluate the association of the ERIN pilot with LOS after colectomy.

Design, setting, and participants

Using a difference-in-differences design, pilot LOS before and after ERP implementation was compared with matched controls in a hierarchical model, adjusting for case mix and random effects of hospitals and matched pairs. The setting was 15 hospitals of varied size and academic status from the National Surgical Quality Improvement

SUBMITTER: Berian JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5933392 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature