Novel Preoperative Patient-centered Surgical Wellness Program Impacts Length of Stay Following Pancreatectomy

• Published in: Anticancer research Vol. 41; no. 4; pp. 1895 - 1901
• Main Authors: Soufi, Mazhar, Deperalta, Danielle K, Simpson, Rachel, Flick, Katelyn, Yip-Schneider, Michele T, Schmidt, 2nd, Christian M, Kilbane, Molly, Colgate, Cameron, Kelley, Kristen E, Wooden, William, Ceppa, Eugene P, House, Michael, Zyromski, Nicholas, Nakeeb, Atilla, Schmidt, C Max
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Greece International Institute of Anticancer Research 01.04.2021
• Subjects: Aged; Chlorhexidine; Databases, Factual; Dietary supplements; Female; Health Promotion; Health Status; Humans; Length of Stay; Male; Middle Aged; Mupirocin; Nutrition; Pancreatectomy; Pancreatectomy - adverse effects; Pancreaticoduodenectomy - adverse effects; Patient Discharge; Patient-Centered Care; Patients; Postoperative Complications - prevention & control; Preoperative Care; Program Evaluation; Retrospective Studies; Subgroups; Time Factors; Transfusion; Treatment Outcome; Wellness; Wellness programs; length of stay; enhanced recovery; Preoperative care; pancreatectomy
• ISSN: 0250-7005; 1791-7530
• DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.14955

We created a novel, preoperative wellness program (WP) that promotes recovery. This study assessed its impact on patient outcomes after pancreatectomy. Pancreatoduodenectomies (PD) and distal pancreatectomies (DP) performed from 2015 to 2018 were reviewed using our institutional NSQIP database. Patients in the WP had their medical conditions optimized and were provided with the following: chlorhexidine, topical mupirocin, incentive spirometer, and immune-nutrition supplements. Out of a total of 669 pancreatectomy patients (411 PD, 258 DP), 308 were enrolled in the WP (188 PD, 120 DP). In the PD subgroup, on multivariable analysis (MVA), the WP patients had shorter lengths of hospital stay (LOS) (12 vs. 10 days, p<0.001). On MVA, WP patients had less post-op transfusion (20 vs. 10%, p=0.027). For the combined groups on MVA, LOS continued to be significant (OR=0.89, 95%CI=0.82-0.97, p<0.007). A preoperative patient centered WP may reduce the length of stay.