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Effect of clinical nursing pathway for endoscopic thyroidectomy in Chinese patients: A meta-analysis.
- Source :
- International Journal of Nursing Practice (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.); Jun2016, Vol. 22 Issue 3, p224-231, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- The aim of this study was to assess the effect of the use of a clinical nursing pathway for patients undergoing endoscopic thyroidectomy by conducting a meta-analysis. Electronic databases were searched for relevant controlled trials published prior to August 2013. Only papers that compared the use of a clinical nursing pathway to usual care for patients undergoing endoscopic thyroidectomy were selected. The outcome measures were mean difference and 95% confidence interval for length of hospital stay and hospital charges and risk ratio for patient satisfaction. Six controlled trials were identified. The use of a clinical nursing pathway reduced the length of hospital stay and hospital charges. Furthermore, it improved patient satisfaction. This meta-analysis indicates that application of a clinical nursing pathway appears to reduce length of hospital stay and hospital charges and improve patient satisfaction for patients undergoing endoscopic thyroidectomy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CHINESE people
CONFIDENCE intervals
DATABASES
ENDOSCOPY
LENGTH of stay in hospitals
HOSPITAL wards
HOSPITAL charges
INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems
MEDICAL databases
MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems
EVALUATION of medical care
MEDICAL protocols
MEDLINE
META-analysis
NURSING
ONLINE information services
OPERATING room nursing
PATIENT satisfaction
PATIENTS
PROBABILITY theory
REGRESSION analysis
RESEARCH funding
SURGERY
THYROIDECTOMY
SYSTEMATIC reviews
QUANTITATIVE research
EVIDENCE-based nursing
RANDOMIZED controlled trials
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13227114
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Nursing Practice (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 116123359
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ijn.12357