Association between implementation of a coordinated care pathway in idiopathic scoliosis patients and a reduction in perioperative outcome disparities.
Philip Dela MercedCaroll Vazquez ColonAriana MirzadaAyodele OkeZsombor GalJenhao ChengMatthew M OetgenBenjamin MartinSophie R PestieauJessica A CroninPublished in: Paediatric anaesthesia (2021)
Our study supports the hypothesis that use of a coordinated care pathway is associated with a reduction in racial and ethnic disparities in length of stay and pain scores in pediatric patients undergoing posterior spinal fusion.
Keyphrases
- patients undergoing
- healthcare
- affordable care act
- quality improvement
- end stage renal disease
- pain management
- palliative care
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- chronic pain
- primary care
- spinal cord
- prognostic factors
- neuropathic pain
- health insurance
- cardiac surgery
- patient reported outcomes
- young adults
- postoperative pain