ObjectiveTo explore the effectiveness of clinical pathway (CP) in patients underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). MethodsA retrospective, case-matched, and clinical controlled study was applied. We selected patients with acute calculous cholecystitis (ACC) who were hospitalized in 363 Hospital and underwent LC between September 2012 and August 2013, and divided them into two groups (non-CP vs. CP:2 to 1) according to sex, age (±5), nation and complications. The indicators including length of stay (LOS), antibiotic usage and per-average hospital expenses were compared between groups. Data were analyzed using SPSS 13.0 software. ResultsA total of 1 044 patients were included, of which 348 were assigned to CP management (CP group), while the other 696 patients were 2 to 1 matched with those in the CP group. Compared to the non-CP group, the pre-operation LOS and total LOS in the CP group were shortened by 1.23 days and 2.08 days, respectively (P < 0.05); the per-average hospital expenses and per-average expenses of drugs in the CP group were decreased by ￥604.7 yuan and ￥287.5 yuan, respectively (P < 0.05); and the rate of antibiotic and non-restricted antibiotic usage in the CP group were dropped by 4.4% and 7.0%, respectively (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference between the groups in efficiency, hospital-related infection rate, the incidence of adverse events, the restricted and special antibiotic usage rate (P > 0.05). The variation coefficient of patients included in the CP group was 15.8%, and the time which did not meet the admission requirement of CP was the main reason for this variation (27, 49.1%). ConclusionClinical pathway could shorten the LOS and cut down the total hospital expenses. However, multidisciplinary cooperation is still needed, and we should optimize the CP processes continuously and enhance the flexibility of CP, so as to improve the quality of medical service.
ObjectiveTo select and obtain the related evidence of non-drug management of diarrhea after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) at home and abroad and summarize the best evidence.MethodsWe systematically searched the PubMed, Cochrane Library, British Medical Journal best clinical practice, JBI evidence-based Health Care Center database, CINAHL database, Scottish inter-college Guide Network, American Guide Network, Ontario Nursing Society of Canada website, British National Institute of Clinical Medicine, and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database. All evidences on the non-drug management of diarrhea in the LC patients, including guidelines, system evaluation, expert consensus, etc. were retrieved. The retrieval time was limited from the establishment of the databases to November 9, 2019. The quality of the literature was independently evaluated by 2 researchers, and the data were extracted from the standard literature according to the judgment of professionals.ResultsThere were 15 literatures including 9 guidelines, 4 expert consensuses, and 2 systematic reviews. After the evaluation, 28 evidences for the non-drug management of diarrhea after LC were summarized.ConclusionsThe best evidences selected in this study could be applied to the practice of non-drug management of diarrhea after LC. However, the evidences should be selected according to the patients’ actual conditions and the individuation.