Invited Commentary

In this important article, Bryant and colleagues compare outcomes for managing frail trauma patients. The interdisciplinary care protocol that they established and implemented had a significant impact on the delirium and 30-day readmission risk for frail patients. These improvements represent meaningful quality metrics for older patients, and in other studies, have been associated with a reduction in overall mortality.1 Additionally, the authors have demonstrated that this care pathway can be implemented with education and use of pre-existing multidisciplinary teams.
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: New England surgical society article Source Type: research