Perioperative medicine & outcomes
The implementation of preoperative optimization in British Columbia: a quality improvement initiative
Authors' conclusion
Preoperative optimization programs were successfully implemented across multiple sites in British Columbia.
Study context
- Population
- Surgical patients undergoing preoperative optimization at sites in British Columbia, Canada, 2019–2024screened
- Participants
- 9,686 patients
- Outcome
- Implementation of preoperative optimization
Methodological detailsmulticentre, two cohorts, run charts
- Multicentre
- Two cohorts
- Run charts
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Patients receiving at least one optimization intervention
7,100 of 7,505
95%
Further findings
Patient-reported experience
- Most patients felt optimization improved their surgical experience and outcomes
Clinical outcomes
- Inconsistently reported by sites; precluded analyses
Barriers and facilitators
- Barriers: project complexity and structural characteristics; facilitators: knowledge and beliefs about the intervention, reflection, and evaluation
Original publication
The implementation of preoperative optimization in British Columbia: a quality improvement initiative. Can J Anaesth. Published 19 November 2024. doi:10.
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