Development of Care Curves Following the Stage 1 Palliation: A Comparison of Intensive Care Among 5 Centers.

ABSTRACT: Background Comparison of care among centers is currently limited to major end points, such as mortality, length of stay, or complication rates. Creating "care curves" and comparing individual elements of care over time may highlight modifiable differences in intensive care among centers. Methods and Results We performed an observational retrospective study at 5 centers in the United States to describe key elements of postoperative care following the stage 1 palliation. A consecutive sample of 502 infants undergoing stage 1 palliation between January 2009 and December 2018 were included. All electronic health record entries relating to mandatory mechanical ventilator rate, opioid administration, and fluid intake/outputs between postoperative days (POD) 0 to 28 were extracted from each insti

SUBMITTER: Sperotto F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8483513 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature