Rapid Recovery of Liver Transplantation Recipients by Implementation of Fast-Track Care Steps: What Is Holding Us Back?
Gianni BiancofioreDana Rodica TomescuM Susan MandellPublished in: Seminars in cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia (2018)
A body of scientific studies has shown that early extubation is safe and cost-effective in a large number of liver transplant (LT) recipients including pediatric patients. However, fast-track practices are not universally accepted, and debate still lingers about whether these interventions are safe and serve the patients' best interest. In this article, we focus on reasons why physicians still have a persistent, although diminishing, reluctance to adopt fast-track protocols. We stress the importance of collection/analysis of perioperative data, adoption of a consensus-based standardized protocol for perioperative care, and formation of LT anesthesia focused teams and leadership. We conclude that the practice of early extubation and fast-tracking after LT surgery could help improve anesthesia performance, safety, and cost-effectiveness.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- primary care
- cardiac surgery
- quality improvement
- palliative care
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- electronic health record
- patients undergoing
- newly diagnosed
- randomized controlled trial
- minimally invasive
- pain management
- acute kidney injury
- coronary artery bypass
- kidney transplantation
- intensive care unit
- machine learning
- respiratory failure
- affordable care act
- patient reported outcomes
- big data
- artificial intelligence
- case control
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- quantum dots