Effect of monitoring surgical outcomes using control charts to reduce major adverse events in patients: cluster randomised trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the effect of introducing prospective monitoring of outcomes using control charts and regular feedback on indicators to surgical teams on major adverse events in patients.

Design

National, parallel, cluster randomised trial embedding a difference-in-differences analysis.

Setting

40 surgical departments of hospitals across France.

Participants

155 362 adults who underwent digestive tract surgery. 20 of the surgical departments were randomised to prospective monitoring of outcomes using control charts with regular feedback on indicators (intervention group) and 20 to usual care only (control group).

Interventions

Prospective monitoring of outcomes using control charts, provided in sets quarterly, with regular feedback on indicators (

SUBMITTER: Duclos A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7610189 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature