Development and implementation of a clinical pathway for cardiac surgery in the intensive care unit: Effects on protocol adherence.
Marion B van der KolkMark van den BoogaardCorine Ter Brugge-SpeelmanJeroen HolLuc NoyezKees van LaarhovenHans van der HoevenPeter PickkersPublished in: Journal of evaluation in clinical practice (2017)
Use of the CP improved postoperative ICU treatment for cardiac surgical patients. Implementation of a CP and the use of a special variance report could be a blueprint for the implementation and use of a CP in low-volume high complex surgery.
Keyphrases
- primary care
- cardiac surgery
- healthcare
- quality improvement
- minimally invasive
- randomized controlled trial
- intensive care unit
- acute kidney injury
- patients undergoing
- left ventricular
- coronary artery bypass
- type diabetes
- mechanical ventilation
- adipose tissue
- skeletal muscle
- combination therapy
- atrial fibrillation
- acute respiratory distress syndrome