A quality improvement project targeting postoperative hospital revisit rates after pediatric appendicitis
Simple, low-cost interventions aimed at improving education at time of discharge after pediatric appendectomy were associated with a reduction in unnecessary hospital revisits. Ongoing efforts are required to sustain results and assess efficacy of bundle elements to determine if additional initiatives may be beneficial in further reductions of revisits.
Authors
- Jennifer Lam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2431-0858)
- Emily Walser
- Jacob Davidson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1077-1557)
- Natashia M. Seemann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4970-6704)
- Claire A. Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3976-9058)
- Robin Wigen
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- London Health Sciences Centre (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-04-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.009024
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.25