November 10, 2014British journal of surgeryOpen Access

Use of a pathway quality improvement care bundle to reduce mortality after emergency laparotomy

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Why the study?

Does the ELPQuiC bundle reduce mortality after emergency laparotomy?

Population

Patients after emergency laparotomy

Authors

Discussion

May support ELPQuiC bundle evaluation in emergency laparotomy; leaves open need for randomized confirmation before practice change.

Does the ELPQuiC bundle reduce mortality after emergency laparotomy?

Population

Patients after emergency laparotomy

Intervention

ELPQuiC bundle (pathway quality improvement care bundle)

Outcome

Mortality / risk of deathhard clinical

Implementation of the ELPQuiC bundle is associated with a significant reduction in mortality risk following emergency laparotomy.

Huddart et al. (2014) studied this question.

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