Effectiveness of Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery Program in Bariatric Surgery.

Introduction: While the adoption of ERAS protocols in bariatric surgery has increased, variability exists across centers, reflecting a spectrum of implementation stages. The objective of this study is to understand and increase awareness of the effectiveness of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols in bariatric surgery, given the specific perioperative difficulties and risks for this population. We aimed to study the association between implementation of the ERAS program in bariatric surgery and specific outcomes.

Chinese Oncologists' Perspectives on Integrating AI into Clinical Practice: Cross-Sectional Survey Study.

Background: The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) has brought significant interest to its potential applications in oncology. Although AI-powered tools are already being implemented in some Chinese hospitals, their integration into clinical practice raises several concerns for Chinese oncologists.

Objective: This study aims to explore the concerns of Chinese oncologists regarding the integration of AI into clinical practice and to identify the factors influencing these concerns.

Natural history of late discharges from a general medical ward.

Background: Slow hospital discharges reduce efficiency and compromise care for patients awaiting a bed. Although efficient discharge is a widely held goal, the natural history of the discharge process has not been well studied.

Objective: To describe the discharge process and identify factors associated with longer and later discharges.

Transition from a traditional code team to a medical emergency team and categorization of cardiopulmonary arrests in a children's center.

Objectives: To study the effect of an intervention on prevention of respiratory arrest and cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA) and to characterize ward CPAs by preceding signs and symptoms and initial cardiac rhythm.

Design: A before-and-after interventional trial (12 months preintervention and 12 months postintervention).

Setting: A tertiary care, academic children's hospital.

Outbreak management and implications of a nosocomial norovirus outbreak.

Background: Noroviruses are enterically transmitted and are a frequent cause of gastroenteritis, affecting 23 million people annually in the United States. We describe a norovirus outbreak and its control in a tertiary care hospital during February-May 2004.

Methods: Patients and health care workers met the case definition if they had new onset of vomiting and/or diarrhea during the outbreak period.

A descriptive study of morbidity and mortality conferences and their conformity to medical incident analysis models: results of the morbidity and mortality conference improvement study, phase 1.

The purpose of this article is to study morbidity and mortality conferences and their conformity to medical incident analysis models. Structured interviews with morbidity and mortality conference leaders of 12 (75%) clinical departments at Johns Hopkins Hospital were conducted. Reported morbidity and mortality conference goals included medical management (75%), teaching (58%), and patient safety and quality improvement (42%).