Optimizing pediatric tonsillectomy outcomes with an opioid sparing anesthesia protocol: Learning and continuously improving with real‐world data
- Published on 09/02/2024
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Jennifer L. Chiem 1,2, Amber M. Franz 1,2, Elizabeth E. Hansen 1,2, Shilpa T. Verma 1,2, Taylor F. Stanzione 1,2, Leah K. Bezzo 1,2, Michael J. Richards 1,2, Sanjay R. Parikh 3,4, John P. Dahl 3,4, Daniel K. Low 1,2, Lynn D. Martin 1,2
1
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle
Washington
USA
2
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
University of Washington
Seattle
Washington
USA
3
Department of Otolaryngology‐Head and Neck Surgery
Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle
Washington
USA
4
Department of Otolaryngology‐Head and Neck Surgery
University of Washington
Seattle
Washington
USA
Abstract
Introduction This quality improvement initiative is a continued pursuit to optimize outcomes by iteratively improving our opioid sparing anesthesia protocol for tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy at our pediatric ambulatory surgical center through data driven Plan‐Do‐Study‐Act cycles.
Methods From 1/2015 through 12/2023, our standardized tonsillectomy protocol underwent nine procedure‐specific perioperative Plan‐Do‐Study‐Act...
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