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Protocolized care pathways in emergency general surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Deena P Harji1,2, Ben Griffiths1, Deborah Stocken2
1Department of Colorectal Surgery, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
The British Journal of Surgery
|March 21, 2024
Summary
Standardized care pathways for emergency abdominal surgery reduce hospital stays and complications like pneumonia and surgical site infections. These protocolized care pathways show short-term clinical benefits despite variability in implementation.
Area of Science:
- Surgical Care Improvement
- Clinical Pathway Standardization
- Emergency Medicine Research
Background:
- Emergency abdominal surgery carries high risks of postoperative morbidity and mortality.
- Standardized care pathways may improve outcomes in this high-risk surgical setting.
Conclusions:
- Protocolized care pathways, despite lacking standardization and having variable compliance, offer short-term clinical benefits.
- Further research into optimizing pathway components and compliance is warranted.

