Effectiveness of a standardized electronic admission order set for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Variation in hospital management of patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) may prolong length of stay, increasing the risk of hospital-acquired complications and worsening quality of life. We sought to determine whether an evidence-based computerized AECOPD admission order set could improve quality and reduce length of stay.

Methods

The order set was designed by a provincial COPD working group and implemented voluntarily among three physician groups in a Canadian tertiary-care teaching hospital. The primary outcome was length of stay for patients admitted during order set implementation period, compared to the previous 12 months. Secondary outcomes included length of stay of patients admitted with and without order set a

SUBMITTER: Pendharkar SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5975274 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature