Start Date

5-15-2025 9:30 AM

End Date

5-14-2025 11:30 AM

Description

Background:

  • Intraoperative PTH (ioPTH) helps confirm the removal of hyperfunctioning glands by leveraging its short half-life (~3-5 minutes).
  • Timely results are critical for minimizing unnecessary bilateral neck exploration and operative time.
  • Delays in ioPTH processing can increase anesthesia time, OR costs, and patient risk.
  • Anecdotal reports have suggested variation in ioPTH processing speeds across Jefferson Health surgical sites.

Problem Statement: Significant delays in ioPTH turnaround time at one surgical site may prolong operative and anesthesia times, compromising patient safety.

Project Aim: To identify and compare ioPTH processing times across three surgical sites to pinpoint workflow inefficiencies and propose future improvements.

Keywords

intraoperative PTH, parathyroidectomy, surgical efficiency, turnaround time, specimen transport, clinical workflow

Comments

Presented at the 2025 Jefferson Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit.

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May 15th, 9:30 AM May 14th, 11:30 AM

Optimizing Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone Testing Protocols to Improve Efficiency and Outcomes in Parathyroid Surgeries

Background:

  • Intraoperative PTH (ioPTH) helps confirm the removal of hyperfunctioning glands by leveraging its short half-life (~3-5 minutes).
  • Timely results are critical for minimizing unnecessary bilateral neck exploration and operative time.
  • Delays in ioPTH processing can increase anesthesia time, OR costs, and patient risk.
  • Anecdotal reports have suggested variation in ioPTH processing speeds across Jefferson Health surgical sites.

Problem Statement: Significant delays in ioPTH turnaround time at one surgical site may prolong operative and anesthesia times, compromising patient safety.

Project Aim: To identify and compare ioPTH processing times across three surgical sites to pinpoint workflow inefficiencies and propose future improvements.