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Process mapping as a framework for performance improvement in emergency general surgery.
DeGirolamo, Kristin; D'Souza, Karan; Hall, William; Joos, Emilie; Garraway, Naisan; Sing, Chad Kim; McLaughlin, Patrick; Hameed, Morad.
Affiliation
  • DeGirolamo K; From the Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (DeGirolamo, Joos, Garraway, Hameed); the Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (DeGirolamo, D'Souza, Joos, Garraway, Sing, McLaughlin, Hameed); the C
  • D'Souza K; From the Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (DeGirolamo, Joos, Garraway, Hameed); the Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (DeGirolamo, D'Souza, Joos, Garraway, Sing, McLaughlin, Hameed); the C
  • Hall W; From the Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (DeGirolamo, Joos, Garraway, Hameed); the Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (DeGirolamo, D'Souza, Joos, Garraway, Sing, McLaughlin, Hameed); the C
  • Joos E; From the Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (DeGirolamo, Joos, Garraway, Hameed); the Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (DeGirolamo, D'Souza, Joos, Garraway, Sing, McLaughlin, Hameed); the C
  • Garraway N; From the Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (DeGirolamo, Joos, Garraway, Hameed); the Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (DeGirolamo, D'Souza, Joos, Garraway, Sing, McLaughlin, Hameed); the C
  • Sing CK; From the Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (DeGirolamo, Joos, Garraway, Hameed); the Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (DeGirolamo, D'Souza, Joos, Garraway, Sing, McLaughlin, Hameed); the C
  • McLaughlin P; From the Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (DeGirolamo, Joos, Garraway, Hameed); the Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (DeGirolamo, D'Souza, Joos, Garraway, Sing, McLaughlin, Hameed); the C
  • Hameed M; From the Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (DeGirolamo, Joos, Garraway, Hameed); the Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (DeGirolamo, D'Souza, Joos, Garraway, Sing, McLaughlin, Hameed); the C
Can J Surg ; 61(1): 13-18, 2018 02.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29368672
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Emergency general surgery conditions are often thought of as being too acute for the development of standardized approaches to quality improvement. However, process mapping, a concept that has been applied extensively in manufacturing quality improvement, is now being used in health care. The objective of this study was to create process maps for small bowel obstruction in an effort to identify potential areas for quality improvement.

METHODS:

We used the American College of Surgeons Emergency General Surgery Quality Improvement Program pilot database to identify patients who received nonoperative or operative management of small bowel obstruction between March 2015 and March 2016. This database, patient charts and electronic health records were used to create process maps from the time of presentation to discharge.

RESULTS:

Eighty-eight patients with small bowel obstruction (33 operative; 55 nonoperative) were identified. Patients who received surgery had a complication rate of 32%. The processes of care from the time of presentation to the time of follow-up were highly elaborate and variable in terms of duration; however, the sequences of care were found to be consistent. We used data visualization strategies to identify bottlenecks in care, and they showed substantial variability in terms of operating room access.

CONCLUSION:

Variability in the operative care of small bowel obstruction is high and represents an important improvement opportunity in general surgery. Process mapping can identify common themes, even in acute care, and suggest specific performance improvement measures.
CONTEXTE Les conditions dans lesquelles s'effectuent les interventions chirurgicales d'urgence sont souvent jugées trop pressantes pour que l'on puisse mettre au point des approches normalisées d'amélioration de la qualité. Malgré tout, la schématisation des processus, un concept largement appliqué à l'amélioration de la qualité en milieu manufacturier, est maintenant appliquée en santé. L'objectif de cette étude était de schématiser les processus suivis dans les cas d'obstruction du grêle afin de déterminer les aspects dont la qualité pourrait être améliorée. MÉTHODES À partir de la base de données pilote du programme d'amélioration de la qualité des chirurgies générales d'urgence de l'American College of Surgeons, nous avons recensé les patients ayant reçu un traitement chirurgical ou non chirurgical pour une obstruction du grêle entre mars 2015 et mars 2016. Nous avons aussi utilisé cette base de données, de même que les dossiers des patients et les dossiers médicaux électroniques, pour schématiser les processus suivis de l'arrivée à l'hôpital jusqu'au congé. RÉSULTATS Nous avons recensé 88 patients atteints d'une obstruction du grêle (33 soumis à une chirurgie, et 55 à un traitement non chirurgical). Les patients opérés ont présenté un taux de complications de 32 %. Les processus thérapeutiques de l'arrivée au suivi se sont avérés très détaillés et variables en durée; par contre, la séquence de soins était uniforme. Nous avons utilisé des stratégies de visualisation des données pour repérer les goulots d'étranglement au chapitre des soins, ce qui a révélé une variabilité substantielle dans l'accès au bloc opératoire.

CONCLUSION:

La variabilité observée dans les soins chirurgicaux pour l'obstruction du grêle est élevée et représente une importante occasion d'amélioration en chirurgie générale. La schématisation des processus permet de dégager des thèmes communs, même dans un contexte d'urgence, et met en lumière des possibilités précises d'amélioration du rendement.
Subject(s)

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: General Surgery / Surgical Procedures, Operative / Process Assessment, Health Care / Emergency Medicine / Quality Improvement / Intestinal Obstruction / Intestine, Small Type of study: Prognostic_studies Limits: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: America do norte Language: En Journal: Can J Surg Year: 2018 Type: Article

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: General Surgery / Surgical Procedures, Operative / Process Assessment, Health Care / Emergency Medicine / Quality Improvement / Intestinal Obstruction / Intestine, Small Type of study: Prognostic_studies Limits: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: America do norte Language: En Journal: Can J Surg Year: 2018 Type: Article