Accuracy of a tool to prioritise patients awaiting elective surgery: an implementation report.
Videha SharmaRowan Pritchard-JonesSharon ScottJohn AinsworthPublished in: BMJ health & care informatics (2023)
The high level of accuracy for predicating mortality and complications after elective surgery using the PTL tool indicates the potential for clinical decision support tools to help tackle rising waiting lists and improve surgical planning.
Keyphrases
- clinical decision support
- minimally invasive
- end stage renal disease
- coronary artery bypass
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- healthcare
- electronic health record
- peritoneal dialysis
- surgical site infection
- prognostic factors
- cardiovascular events
- risk factors
- type diabetes
- quality improvement