Clinical and economic impact of goal-directed fluid therapy during elective gastrointestinal surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several randomized controlled trials suggest that goal-directed fluid therapy (GDFT) may result in improved postoperative outcomes. The aim of this study was to assess the clinical and financial impact of the real-life implementation of intraoperative GDFT in patients undergoing elective gastrointestinal surgery in a Chinese tertiary medical center.

Methods

This Quality Improvement Program (QIP) study comprised three phases of 5, 1, and 5 months, respectively. During the first phase, we retrospectively collected perioperative data from patients who received standard intraoperative fluid management from January to May 2016. Then a 1-month training period allowed the clinical staff to become familiar with the GDFT protocol. After the training phase, GDFT was used fr

SUBMITTER: Jin J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6171290 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature