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Critical Care Length of Stay and Support Requirements for Patients Postpancreas Transplant.
Progress in Transplantation 2023 July 31
Introduction: Pancreas transplant is one of the UK's less commonly done solid abdominal organ transplants. The transplant is reputed for its high-risk postsurgical complications due to multiple patients, procedures, and immunological factors. For this reason, patients are habitually admitted to the intensive care unit for postlaparotomy care, physiological support, and graft function monitoring during their immediate postoperative course. Project Aim: This program evaluation analyzed the trend in critical care length of stay and organ support requirements for patients following whole pancreas transplantation. The aim was to use these baseline data as performance metrics to enable a safer transition and Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles in improving the delivery of enhanced recovery service. Design: A retrospective chart review was performed using records from Phillips IntelliSpace Critical Care and Anaesthesia system to evaluate the institutional outcomes of patients < 18 years admitted to intensive care following pancreas transplantation between January 1, 2018, and December 31, 2021. Islet-cell transplant recipients were excluded as there is a different postoperative recovery. Results: The data suggested that although patients require a higher level of observations, blood pressure management, blood gas, and glucose monitoring during their first week of transplant, these patients did not routinely require the full range of critical care support. Conclusion: The present evaluation reported the organ support requirements for these transplant recipients. The results will generate further interest in enhanced recovery and service evaluation projects to streamline the postoperative care of these patients from the operating theatre back to the transplant wards.
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