Cohort study of impact on length of stay of individual enhanced recovery after surgery protocol components.

Objective: The goal of this study was to explore which enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) bundle items were most associated with decreased length of stay after surgery, most likely associated with decreased length of stay after surgery.

Design: A cohort study.

Setting: Large tertiary academic medical centre.

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Patients Are Prescribed Fewer Opioids at Discharge: A Propensity-score Matched Analysis.

Objective: We aimed to compare discharge opioid prescriptions pre- and post-ERAS implementation.

Summary Of Background Data: ERAS programs decrease inpatient opioid use, but their relationship with postdischarge opioids remains unclear.

Methods: All patients undergoing hysterectomy between October 2016 and November 2020 and pancreatectomy or hepatectomy between April 2017 and November 2020 at 1 tertiary care center were included.

The next step to reducing emergency department (ED) crowding: Engaging specialist physicians.

Background: Much work on reducing ED utilization has focused on primary care practices, but few studies have examined ED visits from patients followed by specialists, especially when the ED visit is related to the specialist's clinical practice.

Objective: To determine the proportion and characteristics of patients that utilized the ED for specialty-related diagnosis.

Methods: Retrospective, population-based, cohort study was conducted using information from electronic health records and billing database between January 2016 and December 2016.

Using Physician-Level Emergency Department Utilization Reports to Address Avoidable Visits by Patients Managed by Pediatric Specialists.

Objectives: Emergency department (ED) utilization is a major driver of cost. Specialist physicians have an important role in addressing ED utilization, especially at tertiary medical centers that treat highly specialized patients. We analyzed if reporting of ED utilization to pediatric specialist physicians can decrease ED visits.

Emergency Department Utilization Report to Decrease Visits by Pediatric Gastroenterology Patients.

Background And Objectives: Emergency department (ED) utilization is a major driver of health care costs. Specialist physicians have an important role in addressing ED utilization, especially at highly specialized, academic medical centers. We sought to investigate whether reporting of ED utilization to specialist physicians can decrease ED visits.