Effect of standard care pathway implementation on clinical outcomes and protocol utilization in infants with gastroschisis

In brief

This study evaluates a multidisciplinary standardized care pathway for infants with gastroschisis, examining both implementation effectiveness and impact on clinical outcomes. The research addresses how protocol adherence influences patient care quality in this congenital abdominal wall defect population.

• Multidisciplinary clinical care guidelines can standardize gastroschisis management across surgical, neonatal, and nursing teams.
• Implementation strategies for care pathways require measurement of both protocol adherence rates and clinical outcome changes.
• Standardized gastroschisis protocols aim to reduce practice variation and improve healthcare value in neonatal surgical populations.
• Evaluating guideline effectiveness requires tracking both process metrics (utilization) and outcome metrics (clinical results).

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