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BACKGROUND: The integration of 3D printing technology in hospitals is evolving toward production models such as point-of-care manufacturing. This study aims to present the results of the integration of 3D printing technology in a manufacturing university hospital. METHODS: Observational, descriptive, retrospective, and monocentric study of 907 instances of 3D printing from November 2015 to March 2020. Variables such as product type, utility, time, or manufacturing materials were analyzed. RESULTS: Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and Gynecology and Obstetrics are the medical specialties that have manufactured the largest number of processes. Working and printing time, as well as the amount of printing material, is different for different types of products and input data. The most common printing material was polylactic acid, although biocompatible resin was introduced to produce surgical guides. In addition, the hospital has worked on the co-design of custom-made implants with manufacturing companies and has also participated in tissue bio-printing projects. CONCLUSIONS: The integration of 3D printing in a university hospital allows identifying the conceptual evolution to "point-of-care manufacturing."
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Objetivos: Evaluar la vía clínica (VC) de la colecistectomía laparoscópica (CL) tras un año de su implantación. Material y método: El 1 de febrero 2005 se implantó en nuestro servicio la VC de la colecistectomía laparoscópica. Se ha estudiado a todos los pacientes incluidos en la vía clínica desde su puesta en marcha. Los criterios de evaluación incluyen el grado de cumplimiento, los indicadores de efectividad en la atención clínica, el impacto económico y los indicadores de satisfacción basados en la encuesta. Los resultados se comparan con los de una serie de pacientes intervenidos durante el año anterior (2004) a la implantación de la VC. Resultados: Se ha revisado una serie de 170 pacientes intervenidos durante el año anterior a la puesta en marcha de la vía clínica, 136 mujeres y 34 varones con una media de edad de 51 años. La estancia media y el gasto medio del proceso de estos pacientes fueron de 1,29 días y 1.354 euros, respectivamente. Durante un año tras la implantación de la VC se realizaron 170 colecistectomías laparoscópicas, que se incluyeron en el estudio, a 133 mujeres y 37 varones con una media de edad de 50 años. La estancia media de estos pacientes fue de 1,28 días y el gasto medio por proceso, 1.334,7 euros. El grado de cumplimiento de la estancia fue del 85,3%. El grado de satisfacción fue del 96,8%. Conclusiones: El estudio muestra que la estancia media y el gasto medio por proceso han disminuido tras la implantación de la VC y con un alto grado de satisfacción de los pacientes
Objectives: To evaluate a clinical pathway for laparoscopic cholecystectomy 1 year after its introduction. Material and method: A clinical pathway for laparoscopic cholecystectomy was introduced in our service on 1st February, 2005. All patients included in the clinical pathway after its introduction were studied. The evaluation criteria included the degree of compliance, indicators of the effectiveness of clinical care, economic impact, and indicators of satisfaction based on a survey. The results were compared with those obtained in a series of patients who underwent surgery during the year before the introduction of the clinical pathway (2004). Results: A series of 170 patients who underwent surgery in the year prior to the introduction of the clinical pathway was evaluated (136 women and 43 men). The mean age was 51 years. In these patients, the mean length of hospital stay was 1.29 days and the mean cost of the process was 1,354 euros. In the first year after the introduction of the clinical pathway, 170 laparoscopic cholecystectomies were performed and included in this study. There were 133 women and 37 men. The mean age of these patients was 50 years. The mean length of hospital stay was 1.28 days and the mean cost in patients included in the clinical pathway was 1,334.7 euros. The degree of compliance with length of hospital stay was 85.3%. The degree of satisfaction was 96.8%. Conclusions: The mean length of hospital stay and the mean cost per process decreased after the creation of the clinical pathway. Patient satisfaction was high