Cristen N Litz, Sandra M Farach, Allison M Fernandez, Richard Elliott, Jenny Dolan, Will Nelson, Nebbie E Walford, Christopher Snyder, Jeffrey P Jacobs, Ernest K Amankwah, Paul D Danielson, Nicole M Chandler
PURPOSE: There are variations in the perioperative management of patients who undergo minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (MIRPE). The purpose is to analyze the change in resource utilization after implementation of a standardized practice plan and describe an enhanced recovery pathway. METHODS: A standardized practice plan was implemented in 2013. A retrospective review of patients who underwent MIRPE from 2012 to 2015 was performed to evaluate the trends in resource utilization...
October 2017: Pediatric Surgery International