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ArticleBMJ open2018

Mixed-methods evaluation of the Perioperative Medicine Service for High-Risk Patients Implementation Pilot (POMSHIP): a study protocol.

David Walker, Duncan Wagstaff, Dermot McGuckin, Cecilia Vindrola-Padros, Nicholas Swart, Stephen Morris, Sonya Crowe, Naomi J Fulop, S Ramani Moonesinghe, POMSHIP evaluation and implementation teams

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Article in BMJ open, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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10 authors.

David WalkerSurgical Outcomes Research Centre, Centre for Perioperative Medicine, Department for Targeted Intervention, Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, UK.
Duncan WagstaffSurgical Outcomes Research Centre, Centre for Perioperative Medicine, Department for Targeted Intervention, Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9472-1578
Dermot McGuckinSurgical Outcomes Research Centre, Centre for Perioperative Medicine, Department for Targeted Intervention, Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, UK.
Cecilia Vindrola-PadrosDepartment of Applied Health Research, University College London, London, UK.
Nicholas SwartDepartment of Applied Health Research, University College London, London, UK.
Stephen MorrisDepartment of Applied Health Research, University College London, London, UK.
Sonya CroweClinical Operational Research Unit, University College London, London, UK.
Naomi J FulopDepartment of Applied Health Research, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5306-6140
S Ramani MoonesingheSurgical Outcomes Research Centre, Centre for Perioperative Medicine, Department for Targeted Intervention, Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, UK.
POMSHIP evaluation and implementation teams

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPerioperative complications have a lasting effect on health-related quality of life and long-term survival. The Royal College of Anaesthetists has proposed the development of perioperative medicine (POM) services as an intervention aimed at improving postoperative outcome, by providing better coordinated care for high-risk patients. The Perioperative Medicine Service for High-risk Patients Implementation Pilot was developed to determine if a specialist POM service is able to reduce postoperative morbidity, failure to rescue, mortality and cost associated with hospital admission. The service involves individualised objective risk assessment, admission to a postoperative critical care unit and follow-up on the surgical ward by the POM team. This paper introduces the service and how it will be evaluated. METHODS AND ANALYSIS OF THE EVALUATION: A mixed-methods evaluation is exploring the impact of the service. Clinical effectiveness of the service is being analysed using a 'before and after' comparison of the primary outcome (the PostOperative Morbidity Score). Secondary outcomes will include length of stay, validated surveys to explore quality of life (EQ-5D) and quality of recovery (Quality of Recovery-15 Score). The impact on costs is being analysed using 'before and after' data from the Patient-Level Information and Costing System and the National Schedule of Reference Costs. The perceptions and experiences of staff and patients with the service, and how it is being implemented, are being explored by a qualitative process evaluation. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The study was classified as a service evaluation. Participant information sheets and consent forms have been developed for the interviews and approvals required for the use of the validated surveys were obtained. The findings of the evaluation are being used formatively, to make changes in the service throughout implementation. The findings will also be used to inform the potential roll-out of the service to other sites.

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ComorbidityCost-Benefit AnalysisHealth Plan ImplementationHumansLength of StayLogistic ModelsOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePatient-Centered CarePerioperative CareQuality of LifeResearch DesignRisk AssessmentSurgical Procedures, Operativeanaestheticsqualitative researchsurgery

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PMID30344168
PMCPMC6196867

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