A multidisciplinary approach to decreasing length of stay in acute care surgery patients.

Christopher D DePesaMajed W El HechiRachael McKenzieKaren WaakLeslie WoodisYuchiao ChangAlice GervasiniGeorge C VelmahosHaytham M A Kaafarani

Published in: Journal of advanced nursing (2020)

We describe a comprehensive, multidisciplinary initiative to decrease the length of stay of acute care surgery patients. Institutions can use existing resources in a sustainable manner to create a significant decrease in patient days per year with limited added cost. REGISTRATION: https://osf.io/zfc3t.

Keyphrases

acute care
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
minimally invasive
prognostic factors
quality improvement
peritoneal dialysis
case report
atrial fibrillation