TY - JOUR
T1 - Risk-Stratified Pancreatectomy Clinical Pathway Implementation and Delayed Gastric Emptying
AU - Arango, Natalia Paez
AU - Prakash, Laura R.
AU - Chiang, Yi Ju
AU - Dewhurst, Whitney L.
AU - Bruno, Morgan L.
AU - Ikoma, Naruhiko
AU - Kim, Michael P.
AU - Lee, Jeffrey E.
AU - Katz, Matthew H.G.
AU - Tzeng, Ching Wei D.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract.
PY - 2021/9
Y1 - 2021/9
N2 - Background: Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) is a frequent complication after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) that impairs recovery and quality of life. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact risk-stratified pancreatectomy clinical pathways (RSPCPs) had on delayed gastric emptying (DGE) and identify factors associated with DGE in a contemporary period. Methods: A single-institution, prospective database was queried for consecutive PDs during July 2011–November 2019. Using international definitions, DGE rates were compared between periods before and after RSPCPs were implemented in 2016, classifying patients according to their postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) risk. Risk factors were analyzed to identify modifiable targets. Results: Among 724 elective PDs, 552 (76%) were for adenocarcinoma and 172 (24%) for other diagnoses. Of the 197 (27%) patients with DGE, 119 (16%) had type A, 41 (6%) type B, and 38 (5%) type C. In the overall cohort, DGE rates were higher with pylorus-preserving vs. classic hand-sewn reconstruction (odds ratio [OR] − 1.84; p < 0.001), postoperative abscess (OR − 2.54; p = 0.003), and non-white patients (p = 0.007), but lower after implementation of RSPCPs (OR − 0.34, p < 0.001). In the 374 patients treated with RSPCPs, only 17% (n = 65/374) developed DGE. Patients with protocol-compliant NGT removal ≤ 48 h were less likely to experience DGE (OR − 1.46, p = 0.042). Conclusion: Our data suggest that implementation of preoperatively assigned RSPCPs as a care bundle was the most important factor in decreasing DGE. These gains were accentuated in patients who underwent early nasogastric tube removal and had a classic hand-sewn gastro-jejunostomy reconstruction. Application of these modifiable factors is generalizable with low implementation barriers.
AB - Background: Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) is a frequent complication after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) that impairs recovery and quality of life. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact risk-stratified pancreatectomy clinical pathways (RSPCPs) had on delayed gastric emptying (DGE) and identify factors associated with DGE in a contemporary period. Methods: A single-institution, prospective database was queried for consecutive PDs during July 2011–November 2019. Using international definitions, DGE rates were compared between periods before and after RSPCPs were implemented in 2016, classifying patients according to their postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) risk. Risk factors were analyzed to identify modifiable targets. Results: Among 724 elective PDs, 552 (76%) were for adenocarcinoma and 172 (24%) for other diagnoses. Of the 197 (27%) patients with DGE, 119 (16%) had type A, 41 (6%) type B, and 38 (5%) type C. In the overall cohort, DGE rates were higher with pylorus-preserving vs. classic hand-sewn reconstruction (odds ratio [OR] − 1.84; p < 0.001), postoperative abscess (OR − 2.54; p = 0.003), and non-white patients (p = 0.007), but lower after implementation of RSPCPs (OR − 0.34, p < 0.001). In the 374 patients treated with RSPCPs, only 17% (n = 65/374) developed DGE. Patients with protocol-compliant NGT removal ≤ 48 h were less likely to experience DGE (OR − 1.46, p = 0.042). Conclusion: Our data suggest that implementation of preoperatively assigned RSPCPs as a care bundle was the most important factor in decreasing DGE. These gains were accentuated in patients who underwent early nasogastric tube removal and had a classic hand-sewn gastro-jejunostomy reconstruction. Application of these modifiable factors is generalizable with low implementation barriers.
KW - Delayed gastric emptying
KW - Enhanced Recovery
KW - Pancreaticoduodenectomy
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U2 - 10.1007/s11605-020-04877-z
DO - 10.1007/s11605-020-04877-z
M3 - Article
C2 - 33236322
AN - SCOPUS:85096470294
SN - 1091-255X
VL - 25
SP - 2221
EP - 2230
JO - Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
JF - Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
IS - 9
ER -