Constipation Clinical Pathway — Emergency Department and Inpatient
Constipation Clinical Pathway — Emergency Department and Inpatient
Goals
- Diagnose functional constipation using evidence-based history and physical exam criteria
- Standardize ED and inpatient:
- Classification and identification of high risk patients
- Treatment of constipation
- Discharge education and instructions
- Provide timely educational resources to increase safety in constipation medication administration
ED Metrics
- Decrease 72 hr revisit rate (with and without hospitalization) of children discharged home with the diagnosis of constipation
- Decrease % of children with the diagnosis of constipation with 1 view abdominal X-ray
- Increase order set utilization
Inpatient Metrics
- Decrease revisits to the ED (after hospital discharge) within 30 days and readmissions
- Increase % discharged with constipation action plan
- Increase order set utilization