Prenatal diagnosis of mosaic tetrasomy 10p associated with megacisterna magna, echogenic focus of left ventricle, umbilical cord cysts and distal arthrogryposis

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Title:	Prenatal diagnosis of mosaic tetrasomy 10p associated with megacisterna magna, echogenic focus of left ventricle, umbilical cord cysts and distal arthrogryposis
Authors:	Wu, YC;Yu, MT;Chen, LC;Chen, CL;Yang, ML
Contributors:	附設醫院;Vet Gen Hosp, Dept Obstet & Gynecol, Sect 2, Taipei, Taiwan;Natl Yang Ming Univ, Taipei 112, Taiwan;China Med Coll Hosp, Cytogenet Lab, Taichung, Taiwan
Date:	2003
Issue Date:	2010-09-24 14:17:14 (UTC+8)
Publisher:	WILEY-LISS
Abstract:	OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the cost of and clinical outcome of implementing a clinical pathway for laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective study of the case records of patients who underwent laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy before (May-December 1997) and after (January 1998-March 1999) implementation of a clinical pathway. Data regarding resource consumption and clinical outcome represented by 10 clinical indicators were collected. Student's t test and the chi(2) test were used, as appropriate. Statistical significance was set at P = .05. RESULTS: After implementation of the laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy clinical pathway, the average total fee decreased significantly, by 8.1% (P = .03), the average inpatient drug fee decreased by 50.6% (P < .01), and the laboratory fee dropped by 56.2% (P < .01). Furthermore, the length of hospital stay significantly decreased, from 6.90 to 4.08 days (P < .01); the average operation time decreased by 24.8% (P < .01); and the average anesthesia time decreased by 21.6% (P < .01). The pre-clinical pathway and post-clinical pathway complication rate did not differ statistically, but the rate of initiating intravenous antibiotic injections > 48 hours following surgery decreased by 76.2% in the clinical pathway group (P = .02). CONCLUSION. Implementation of a clinical pathway for laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy can improve health care outcomes by decreasing length of hospital stay and admission fees and by maintaining quality of care. The clinical pathway is a good policy for maintaining cost containment and high-quality patient care. (J Reprod Med 2003;48:247-251)
Relation:	AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART A 117A(3):278-281
Appears in Collections:	[China Medical University Hospital] Jurnal articles

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