ARCHIVES OF PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE, vol. 119, n° 6, 1995, pages 518-522, 24 réf., ISSN 0363-0153, USA
NARDELLA (A.), PECHET (L.), SNYDER (L.M.)
Univ Massachusetts medical cent. Dep hosp lab. Worcester MA. USA
- To develop guidelines for laboratory tests ordered before admission for elective surgery.
- A seven-step continuous quality improvement process.
- The Departments of Laboratory Medicine, Surgery, and Anesthesia of the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, a 384-bed, teaching, tertiary-care facility.
- Core group of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and the Laboratory Medical Advisory Committee.
- Guidelines were developed for laboratory tests ordered before elective surgery.
They were divided into four major groups as well as by age and gender.
- Charts chosen at random by the medical records department for the period prior to implementation of guidelines were reviewed and compared with records 1 and 2 years later.
- Reductions of 50% and 60% in the first and second years, respectively, in the overall number of tests ordered per patient were demonstrated.
An improvement in the appropriateness of tests was also documented : 81% in the first year and 86% in the second year, compared with 65% appropriateness prior to implementation of guidelines.
- We have described an approach that involves a sustained educational effort and collaboration of nurses and physicians and have presented specific guidelines for preoperative testing.
A major decrease in the number of tests ordered, an increase in their appropriateness, and marked fiscal savings were documented.
Mots-clés BDSP : Anatomopathologie, Coût, Prescription, Examen clinique, Phase préopératoire, Recommandation, Analyse coût efficacité, Economie santé
Mots-clés Pascal : Biologie clinique, Anatomopathologie, Assurance qualité, Coût, Prescription, Examen laboratoire, Préopératoire, Recommandation, Analyse coût efficacité, Economie santé
Mots-clés Pascal anglais : Clinical biology, Pathology, Quality assurance, Costs, Prescription, Laboratory investigations, Preoperative, Recommendation, Cost efficiency analysis, Health economy
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