Employing Enhanced Recovery Goals in Bariatric Surgery (ENERGY): a national quality improvement project using the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program
Brethauer SA, Grieco A, Fraker T, Evans-Labok K, Smith A, McEvoy MD, Saber AA, Morton JM, Petrick A. Employing Enhanced Recovery Goals in Bariatric Surgery (ENERGY): a national quality improvement project using the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2019, 15: 1977-1989. PMID: 31640906, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2019.08.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBariatric Surgery AccreditationLength of stayBariatric surgeryReoperation rateNational quality improvement projectBariatric Surgery projectPrimary bariatric procedureOverall adverse eventsBariatric surgery patientsEnhanced recovery pathwayEnhanced recovery protocolQuality improvement projectQuality Improvement ProgramFinal analytic sampleBariatric proceduresOverall morbidityAdverse eventsReadmission ratesSurgery patientsPrivate practice programsSignificant associationRecovery pathwaysSurgery projectAnalytic sampleProcess measures