• Brit J Hosp Med · Jun 2015

    Use of a care bundle to reduce mortality following emergency laparotomy.

    • N Quiney, S Huddart, C Peden, and M Dickinson.
    • Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XX.
    • Brit J Hosp Med. 2015 Jun 1;76(6):358-62.

    AbstractEmergency laparotomy is a common intra-abdominal procedure with outcomes recognized to be poor. Efforts are being made to improve these outcomes, both nationally and internationally. This article describes the methodology of a successfully implemented collaborative quality improvement project that improved outcomes following emergency laparotomy in four NHS trusts.

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