Effects of nurse‐led clinical pathway in coronary artery bypass graft surgery: A quasi‐experimental study

Ayda Kebapcı and Nevin Kanan

Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2018, vol. 27, issue 5-6, 980-988

Abstract: Aims and objectives To develop and evaluate the effects of a nurse‐led clinical pathway for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Background A clinical pathway is a multidisciplinary care plan, based on evidence and guidelines to provide consistent, quality care to patients and improve outcomes. Design Prospective, quasi‐experimental design. Methods Patients hospitalised for coronary artery bypass graft between April 2014–November 2015 in a hospital in Turkey were studied. First 42 usual care patients were enrolled to determine outcomes and plan for the development of the clinical pathway followed by 40 patients in the newly developed clinical pathway. The primary outcome was length of stay and secondary outcomes related to recovery from surgery (e.g., time to extubation, first feeding). Results The mean age for the clinical pathway group was 60 and for usual care was 63 years. Most were male (CP = 78%, UC = 69%). There were significant differences between groups for the primary outcome. Length of stay in the intensive care unit was 38.9 hr for CP and 50.7 hr for usual care patients p

Date: 2018
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