Collateral Benefit of Systematic Improvement in Bariatric Surgery Outcomes Following a Single Quality Improvement Project for Bleeding

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Obesity surgery

Abstract

The study's aim was not only to use quality improvement system techniques to improve patient care specifically for bleeding but also to track other adverse outcomes. Key drivers were identified and mapped to interventions, namely venous thromboembolism prophylaxis, root cause analysis, indications conference, and operative technique standardization. Bleeding was reduced by 88%, and overall postoperative complications also fell by 63%. A targeted quality improvement project not only was effective in improving outcomes for the specific aim of bleeding but also resulted in improvement for other patient outcomes.

First Page

1041

Last Page

1044

DOI

10.1007/s11695-023-07037-9

Publication Date

3-1-2024

Identifier

38280157 (pubmed); 10.1007/s11695-023-07037-9 (doi); 10.1007/s11695-023-07037-9 (pii)

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