Hospitalist Co-Management Program for Neurosurgery Inpatients Reduces Medical Complications and Length of Stay
A new study in the May 2024 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety (JQPS) evaluated the impact of a hospitalist co-management program on clinical outcomes in neurosurgical patients.
- A new study in the May 2024 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety (JQPS) evaluated the impact of a hospitalist co-management program on clinical outcomes in neurosurgical patients.
- The study, “Impact of a Hospitalist Co-Management Program on Medical Complications and Length of Stay in Neurosurgical Patients,” aimed to determine whether general neurosurgery inpatients benefit from a hospitalist-led co-management program in terms of mortality, complications and use of resources.
- During the intervention period, patients admitted to a neurosurgery inpatient unit were included in the co-management program if they were:
Older than 65 years old. - Findings showed significant reduction in the incidence of relevant medical complications and length of stay in the co-managed patients but revealed no difference in in-hospital mortality.