Use of a pathway quality improvement care bundle to reduce mortality after emergency laparotomy

Huddart, Sam; J. Peden, Carol; Swart, M.; McCormick, Bruce; Dickinson, Matthew; A Mohammed, M; Quiney, Nial; Hemmings, V; Riga, A.; Belguamkar, A; Zuleika, M.; White, Daniel; Corrigan, L; E. Howes, T.; Richards, Sarah; Dalton, Sarah; Cook, Tim; Kryztopik, R; Cornwell, A; Goddard, Julie; Grifiths, S; Frost, F; J Pigott, Anna; Pittman, Joyce; Cossey, Louise; Smart, Neil; R. Daniels, I.

doi:10.1002/bjs.9658

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Use of a pathway quality improvement care bundle to reduce mortality after emergency laparotomy

Published in British journal of surgery • Nov 10, 2014

Authors:

Sam Huddart

Carol J. Peden

M. Swart

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Emergency laparotomies in the U.K., U.S.A. and Denmark are known to have a high risk of death, with accompanying evidence of suboptimal care. The emergency laparotomy pathway quality improvement care (ELPQuiC) bundle is an evidence-based care bundle for patients undergoing emergency lapa...

Subject

Medicine

Laparotomy

Emergency medicine

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