INTRODUCTION: The objective of this study was to assess the impact of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programme implementation on treatment costs at a university-type centre, using the DRG scheme. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospective analysis of patients' data in a group of 604 individuals enroled in the study. We evaluated three groups of patients according to the ERAS clinical protocol (CP): (1) CP oncogynaecology, (2) CP simple hysterectomy, (3) CP laparoscopy. The study aimed to evaluate the impact on the length of stay (LOS), savings in bed-days, and the reduction in direct treatment costs. Three parameters-antibiotic consumption, blood derivative consumption and laboratory test costs-were chosen to compare direct treatment costs. The statistical significance of the difference in the observed parameters was tested by a two-sample unpaired t test with unequal variances at the 0.05 significance level. RESULTS: We analysed data from 604 patients. In all three groups, the length of stay (LOS) was significantly reduced. The most significant reduction was observed in the CP oncogynaecology group, where the LOS was reduced from 11.1 days to 6.8 days (2022) and 7.6 days (2023) compared to 2019 (p < 0.05). Furthermore, there was a notable reduction in inpatient bed-days, which resulted in the capacity being made available to admit additional patients. A statistically significant reduction in direct costs was observed in the group of CP hysterectomy (antibiotic use) and in the CP laparoscopy (laboratory test costs). CONCLUSIONS: The implementation of the ERAS principles resulted in a number of significant positive economic impacts-reduction in the LOS and a corresponding increase in bed capacity for new patients. Additionally, direct treatment costs, including those related to antibiotic use or laboratory testing were reduced. The Czech Republic's acute healthcare system, like the majority of European healthcare systems, is financed by the DRG system. This flat-rate payment per patient encourages hospital management to seek cost-reduction strategies. The results of our study indicate that fast-track protocols represent a potential viable approach to reducing the cost of treatment while simultaneously meeting the recommendations of evidence-based medicine.
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- délka pobytu statistika a číselné údaje ekonomika MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- gynekologické chirurgické výkony * ekonomika MeSH
- hysterektomie ekonomika MeSH
- klasifikační systém DRG MeSH
- laparoskopie ekonomika MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- náklady na zdravotní péči * statistika a číselné údaje MeSH
- retrospektivní studie MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- urychlená pooperační rehabilitace * MeSH
- Check Tag
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
Tento článek pojednává o vzácném metastatickém projevu nádorových abdominopelvických onemocnění, který se nazývá nodul sestry Marie Josefy. Jedná se o kožní metastázu do umbilikální krajiny, která byla poprvé popsaná již před téměř 200 lety. I když se jedná o vzácný úkaz, neměl by být opomínán při diferenciální diagnostice rezistencí v umbiliku. Součástí článku jsou také dvě kazuistiky.
This is a short review about a rare metastatic physical finding of abdomino-pelvic malignancies that is called Sister Mary Joseph’s nodule. It is cutaneous metastasis in the umbilical region and it was first used almost 200 years ago. Even though it is a rare finding, we should not forget it in the differential diagnosis of umbilical nodules. The article also includes two case reports.
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- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- nádory břicha chirurgie komplikace MeSH
- nádory kůže chirurgie diagnóza sekundární MeSH
- nádory pánve chirurgie komplikace MeSH
- pupečník patologie MeSH
- uzel sestry Marie Josefy * chirurgie dějiny diagnóza MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- kazuistiky MeSH