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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2015

Use of a clinical pathway in laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer.

Hee Sung Kim, Sun Oak Kim, Byung Sik Kim

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Hee Sung KimHee Sung Kim, Byung Sik Kim, Department of Gastric Surgery, Asan Medical Center, Ulsan University School of Medicine, Seoul 138-736, South Korea.
Sun Oak KimHee Sung Kim, Byung Sik Kim, Department of Gastric Surgery, Asan Medical Center, Ulsan University School of Medicine, Seoul 138-736, South Korea.
Byung Sik KimHee Sung Kim, Byung Sik Kim, Department of Gastric Surgery, Asan Medical Center, Ulsan University School of Medicine, Seoul 138-736, South Korea.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo evaluate the implementation of a clinical pathway and identify clinical factors affecting the clinical pathway for laparoscopic gastrectomy.

methodsA standardized clinical pathway for gastric cancer (GC) patients was developed in 2001 by the GC surgery team at the Asan Medical Center. We reviewed the collected data of 4800 consecutive patients treated using the clinical pathway following laparoscopic gastrectomy with lymph node dissection for GC involving intracorporeal and extracorporeal anastomosis. The patients were treated between August 2004 and October 2013 in a single institution. To evaluate the rate of completion and risk factors affecting dropout from the clinical pathway, we used a multivariate logistic regression analysis.

resultsThe overall completion rate of the clinical pathway for laparoscopic gastrectomy was 84.1% (n = 4038). In the comparison between groups of intracorporeal anastomosis and extracorporeal anastomosis patients, the completion rates were 83.88% (n = 1740) and 84.36% (n = 2071), respectively, showing no statistically significant difference. The main reasons for dropping out were postoperative complications (n = 463, 9.7%) and the need for patient observation (n = 299, 6.2%). Among the discharged patients treated using the clinical pathway, the number of patients who were readmitted within 30 d due to postoperative complications was 54 (1.1%). In a multivariate analysis, the intraoperative events (OR = 2.558) were the most predictable risk factors for dropping out of the clinical pathway. Additionally, being male (OR = 1.459), advanced age (OR = 1.727), total gastrectomy (OR = 2.444), combined operation (OR = 1.731), and ASA score (OR = 1.889) were significant risk factors affecting the dropout rate from the clinical pathway.

conclusionLaparoscopic gastrectomy appears to be a good indication for the application of a clinical pathway. For successful application, patients with risk factors should be managed carefully.

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Critical PathwaysLaparoscopyAgedChi-Square DistributionDecision Support TechniquesFemaleGastrectomyHumansLogistic ModelsLymph Node ExcisionMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPatient DropoutsPatient ReadmissionClinical pathwayExtracorporeal anastomosisGastric cancerIntracorporeal anastomosisLaparoscopic gastrectomy

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PMID26730162
PMCPMC4690180

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