Key result
Postoperative total parenteral nutrition rates varied across three hospitals (25%, 34% [p=0.05], and 56% [p<0.0001]), largely explained by differences in patient characteristics.
Why the study?
What is the variation in perioperative use of total parenteral nutrition after gastrointestinal surgery among different hospitals?
What is the variation in perioperative use of total parenteral nutrition after gastrointestinal surgery among different hospitals?
There is significant variation in the use of postoperative TPN across Norwegian hospitals, which is largely driven by differences in patient characteristics.
Variation in postoperative TPN use largely reflects patient mix; leaves open whether standardization could reduce unwarranted differences.
In a cross-sectional, retrospective study of 604 cases, variations among three Norwegian hospitals in use of perioperative parenteral nutrition (TPN) after gastrointestinal surgery was determined. Postoperative TPN rates were 25%, 34% (p = .05) and 56% (p < .0001), respectively. However, a substantial part of the variation was explained by differences in patient characteristics.
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Mjaaland et al. (1995) studied this question. Postoperative total parenteral nutrition rates varied across three hospitals (25%, 34% [p=0.05], and 56% [p<0.0001]), largely explained by differences in patient characteristics.
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