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ArticleObesity surgery2024

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

Grace F Chao, Geoffrey Nadzam, Maija Cheung, Andrew Duffy, Saber Ghiassi, John Morton

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Article in Obesity surgery, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Grace F ChaoDepartment of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, P.O. Box 208062, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA.
Geoffrey NadzamDepartment of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, P.O. Box 208062, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA.
Maija CheungDepartment of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, P.O. Box 208062, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA.
Andrew DuffyDepartment of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, P.O. Box 208062, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA.
Saber GhiassiDepartment of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, P.O. Box 208062, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA.
John MortonDepartment of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, P.O. Box 208062, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA. john.morton@yale.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-9542-1283
Yale University · US

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6 · The paper itself

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.

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Bariatric SurgeryObesity, MorbidVenous ThromboembolismAnticoagulantsHemorrhageHumansPostoperative ComplicationsQuality ImprovementAnticoagulantsBariatric surgeryComplicationsQuality improvement

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PMID38280157
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