TY - JOUR
T1 - Enhanced recovery in liver transplantation
T2 - A value-based approach to complex surgical care
AU - Feizpour, Cyrus A.
AU - Patel, Madhukar S.
AU - Syed, Mohammad A.
AU - Carrasco, Alana
AU - Shah, Jigesh
AU - Hanish, Steven
AU - Sosa, Leonor
AU - Fogus, Susan
AU - Bennett, Scott
AU - Shi, Chen
AU - Hardman, Bailor
AU - Vagefi, Parsia A.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank the UT Southwestern Department of Surgery for its support.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2021/12
Y1 - 2021/12
N2 - Background: Value-based healthcare focuses on improving outcomes relative to cost. We aimed to study the impact of an enhanced recovery pathway for liver transplant recipients on providing value. Methods: In total, 379 liver recipients were identified: pre–enhanced recovery pathway (2017, n = 57) and post–enhanced recovery pathway (2018–2020, n = 322). The enhanced recovery pathway bundle was defined through multidisciplinary efforts and included optimal fluid management, end-of-case extubation, multimodal analgesia, and a standardized care pathway. Pre– and post–enhanced recovery pathway patients were compared with regard to extubation rates, lengths of stay, complications, readmissions, survival, and costs. Results: Pre– and post–enhanced recovery pathway recipient model for end-stage liver disease score and balance of risk scores were similar, although post–enhanced recovery pathway recipients had a higher median donor risk index (1.55 vs 1.39, P = .003). End-of-case extubation rates were 78% post–enhanced recovery pathway (including 91% in 2020) versus 5% pre–enhanced recovery pathway, with post–enhanced recovery pathway patients having decreased median intraoperative transfusion requirements (1,500 vs 3,000 mL, P < .001). Post–enhanced recovery pathway recipients had shorter median intensive care unit (1.6 vs 2.3 days, P = .01) and hospital stays (5.4 vs 8.0 days, P < .001). Incidence of severe (Clavien-Dindo ≥3) complications during the index hospitalization were similar between pre–enhanced recovery pathway versus post–enhanced recovery pathway groups (33% vs 23%, P = .13), as were 30-day readmissions (26% vs 33%, P = .44) and 1-year survival (93.0% vs 94.5%, P = .58). The post–enhanced recovery pathway cohort demonstrated a significant reduction in median direct cost per case ($11,406; P < .001). Conclusion: Implementation of an enhanced recovery pathway in liver transplantation is feasible, safe, and effective in delivering value, even in the setting of complex surgical care.
AB - Background: Value-based healthcare focuses on improving outcomes relative to cost. We aimed to study the impact of an enhanced recovery pathway for liver transplant recipients on providing value. Methods: In total, 379 liver recipients were identified: pre–enhanced recovery pathway (2017, n = 57) and post–enhanced recovery pathway (2018–2020, n = 322). The enhanced recovery pathway bundle was defined through multidisciplinary efforts and included optimal fluid management, end-of-case extubation, multimodal analgesia, and a standardized care pathway. Pre– and post–enhanced recovery pathway patients were compared with regard to extubation rates, lengths of stay, complications, readmissions, survival, and costs. Results: Pre– and post–enhanced recovery pathway recipient model for end-stage liver disease score and balance of risk scores were similar, although post–enhanced recovery pathway recipients had a higher median donor risk index (1.55 vs 1.39, P = .003). End-of-case extubation rates were 78% post–enhanced recovery pathway (including 91% in 2020) versus 5% pre–enhanced recovery pathway, with post–enhanced recovery pathway patients having decreased median intraoperative transfusion requirements (1,500 vs 3,000 mL, P < .001). Post–enhanced recovery pathway recipients had shorter median intensive care unit (1.6 vs 2.3 days, P = .01) and hospital stays (5.4 vs 8.0 days, P < .001). Incidence of severe (Clavien-Dindo ≥3) complications during the index hospitalization were similar between pre–enhanced recovery pathway versus post–enhanced recovery pathway groups (33% vs 23%, P = .13), as were 30-day readmissions (26% vs 33%, P = .44) and 1-year survival (93.0% vs 94.5%, P = .58). The post–enhanced recovery pathway cohort demonstrated a significant reduction in median direct cost per case ($11,406; P < .001). Conclusion: Implementation of an enhanced recovery pathway in liver transplantation is feasible, safe, and effective in delivering value, even in the setting of complex surgical care.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.surg.2021.07.001
DO - 10.1016/j.surg.2021.07.001
M3 - Article
C2 - 34340822
AN - SCOPUS:85111650771
SN - 0039-6060
VL - 170
SP - 1830
EP - 1837
JO - Surgery (United States)
JF - Surgery (United States)
IS - 6
ER -