Patient-centric goal-oriented perioperative care

Roberts, Geoffrey P.; Levy, Nicholas; Lobo, Dileep N.

Abstract

Anaesthetists and surgeons largely focus on quantifiable postoperative outcome measures as a means for improving the quality of patient care. However, whilst traditional measures, such as postoperative morbidity and mortality, are useful and relatively straightforward to audit, they do not always reflect outcomes that are meaningful and relatable to the individual, especially if the patient has complex health needs. A patient-centric goal-oriented approach to surgical and perioperative care considers the holistic needs and health goals of the individual, which include symptom resolution, improvement of physical function and mobility, and resumption of normal social interactions and roles. 1,2 Adoption of this goal-oriented model of care provides a means for identifying the realistic expectations of the individual patient and the mechanisms to achieve them.

Citation

Roberts, G. P., Levy, N., & Lobo, D. N. (2021). Patient-centric goal-oriented perioperative care. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 126(3), 559-564. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2020.12.004

• Journal Article Type: Editorial
• Acceptance Date: Dec 1, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Jan 5, 2021
• Publication Date: Mar 1, 2021
• Deposit Date: Jan 7, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 6, 2022
• Journal: British Journal of Anaesthesia
• Print ISSN: 0007-0912
• Electronic ISSN: 1471-6771
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 126
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 559-564
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2020.12.004
• Keywords: Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/5204514
• Publisher URL: https://bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(20)30985-5/fulltext