Appendicitis Clinical Pathway — Inpatient
Appendicitis Clinical Pathway — Inpatient
Goals
- Provide evidence-based, best practice care to all patients admitted to CHOP with appendicitis or suspected appendicitis
- Improve efficiency and communication between team members
- Reduce unnecessary practice variability
- Reduce unnecessary testing
Metrics
- Number, type of pre-operative imaging studies done
- Length of stay by diagnosis
- Antibiotic choice and duration by diagnosis
- Readmission for complications (wound infection, abscess)
- Return to ED within 7 days of discharge
- Return to ED within 30 days of discharge
- Need for/transfer to higher level of care