Publications by authors named "Andre Bubnov"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the financial impact of COVID-19 on hospital costs in the US compared to non-COVID patients, revealing higher average daily hospitalization costs for COVID patients.
- The research utilized data from Atrium Wake Forest Baptist Hospital and found that COVID patients had longer hospital stays and incurred significantly higher costs even after adjusting for various factors.
- The study concludes that caring for COVID patients results in increased direct hospital costs, influenced by staffing challenges and necessary infrastructure adjustments, and suggests further research is needed to confirm these results.
Introduction And Hypothesis: We hypothesized that an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol for patients undergoing female pelvic reconstructive surgery would conserve hospital resources without compromising patient safety.
Methods: In June 2020, an ERAS protocol designed to promote same-day discharge was initiated that included pre-operative hydration, a urinary anesthetic, non-narcotic analgesia, perineal ice, a bowel regimen, enrollment of the family to assist with care, and communication regarding planned same-day discharge. We compared demographic, operative, hospital stay, complications, and cost data in patients undergoing pelvic organ prolapse or incontinence surgery over 4 sequential months pre (PRE; N = 82) and post (POST; N = 91) ERAS implementation using univariate statistics.