Publications by authors named "K M Sauro"
Purpose: Patients with cancer experience many Transitions in Care (TiC), occurring when a patient's care transfers between healthcare providers or institutions/settings. Among other patient populations, TiC are associated with medical errors, patient dissatisfaction and elevated healthcare use and expenditure. However, our understanding of TiC among patients with cancer is lacking.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To ensure sufficient resources to care for patients with COVID-19, healthcare systems delayed non-urgent surgeries to free capacity. This study explores the consequences of delaying non-urgent surgery on surgical care and healthcare resource use.
Design: This is a population-based retrospective cohort study.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to create and test a report card for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) to improve audit and feedback, which is less researched compared to tools for procedures like colonoscopy.
- The report card incorporated various indicators for assessing technical performance, adverse events, and patient experiences, with positive feedback from ERCP specialists on its content but concerns over the practicality of gathering detailed data for evaluation.
- Despite challenges in data acquisition, the developed report card shows promise as a useful audit tool, especially with future advancements in video recording and AI technology aiding its implementation in clinical settings.
Objective: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathways have demonstrated improvements in outcomes following benign gynecologic and gynecologic oncology surgery. However, there is limited data reporting the benefit of ERAS from the patient's perspective. This study aimed to explore patient knowledge of and experience with ERAS-guided surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Patients with head and neck cancers (HNC) experience many transitions in care (TiC), occurring when patients are transferred between healthcare providers and/or settings. TiC can compromise patient safety, decrease patient satisfaction, and increase healthcare costs. The evidence around TiC among patients with HNC is sparse.
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