Start Date
5-2022 12:00 AM
Description
Cardiac surgery is traditionally associated with a postoperative length of stay (LOS) of at least one week.1-2. The reduced invasiveness of the robotic platform facilitates discharge on postoperative day one (POD1) or two (POD2), thus minimizing cost and risk of hospital-associated complications. We sought to evaluate the characteristics of patients who underwent POD1 or POD2 discharge after robotic cardiac surgery at Jefferson.
Keywords
Robotic Cardiac Surgery, Early Recovery After Surgery, Early Discharge, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Improving quality of care through early discharge on postoperative day one or two following robotic cardiac surgery
Cardiac surgery is traditionally associated with a postoperative length of stay (LOS) of at least one week.1-2. The reduced invasiveness of the robotic platform facilitates discharge on postoperative day one (POD1) or two (POD2), thus minimizing cost and risk of hospital-associated complications. We sought to evaluate the characteristics of patients who underwent POD1 or POD2 discharge after robotic cardiac surgery at Jefferson.
Comments
Presented at the 2022 House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference