Acta clinica Croatica, Vol. 59. No. 2., 2020.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.20471/acc.2020.59.02.05
Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery Program after Bariatric Surgery: Clinical and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Vanni Agnoletti
; Division of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Emergency, AUSL Romagna-Cesena, Cesena FC, Italy
Stefano Bonilauri
; General and Emergency Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera, IRCCS Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Lesley De Pietri
; Division of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Cardiology, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Critical Care Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera, IRCCS Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Demetrio Ferrara
; Division of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Cardiology, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Critical Care Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera, IRCCS Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Andrea Lanaia
; Division of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Emergency, AUSL Romagna-Cesena, Cesena FC, Italy
Nicola Pipia
; Operations Manager Istituto Clinico Humanitas Mater Domini,Varese, Italy
Matteo Seligardi
; Intensive Care Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera, IRCCS, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Emanuele Padovani
; Business Administration/University of Bologna, Department of Management, Bologna, Italy
Ruggero Massimo Corso
orcid.org/0000-0001-5446-6314
; Department of Surgery, Anesthesia and Intensive Care Section, G.B. Morgagni Hospital, AUSL Romagna-Forlì, Forlì FC, Italy
Sažetak
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs are perioperative evidencebased interventions that have the purpose of making the perioperative pathway more efficient in safeguarding patient safety and quality of care. Recently, several ERAS components have been introduced in the setting of bariatric surgery (Enhanced Recovery After Bariatric Surgery, ERABS). The aim of the present study was to evaluate clinical efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the implementation of an ERABS program. It was a retrospective case-control study comparing a group of adult obese (body mass index >40) patients treated according to the ERABS protocol (2014-2015) with a historical control group that received standard care (2013-2014) in the General and Emergency Surgery Department, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova Hospital, Reggio Emilia, Italy. Data on the occurrence of complications, mortality, re-admissions and re-operations were extracted retrospectively from medical case notes and emergency patient admission lists. Length of hospital stay was significantly different between the two cohort patients. In the control group, the mean length of stay was 12.6±10.9 days, whereas in the ERABS cohort it was 7.1±2.9 days (p=0.02). During hospital stay, seven patients in the control group developed surgical complications, including one patient with major complications, whereas in the ERABS group three patients developed minor complications. Economic analysis revealed a different cost distribution between the two groups. On the whole, there were significant savings for almost all the variables taken into consideration, mainly driven by exclusion of using intensive are unit, which is by far more expensive than the average cost of post-anesthesia care unit. Our study confirmed the implementation of an ERABS protocol to have shortened hospital stay and was cost-saving while safeguarding patient safety.
Ključne riječi
Bariatric surgery; Enhanced recovery after surgery; Costs
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243554
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Datum izdavanja:
1.6.2020.
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