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A COVID-19 Pivot Plan to Resume Elective Surgeries at the Hartford Healthcare Connecticut Orthopaedic Institute

Background The Connecticut Orthopaedic Institute (COI) conceptualized a Pivot Plan during an elective surgery moratorium at the beginning of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic with the goal of planning and executing orthopedic procedures safely. With the resump...

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Autores principales: Vaidya, Swaroopa, Berluti, Daniel, Irving, John F, Girasole, Gerard, McCallum, John D, Kolstad, Leonard, McLaughlin, Tara
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Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8208727/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34150411
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15077
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author Vaidya, Swaroopa
Berluti, Daniel
Irving, John F
Girasole, Gerard
McCallum, John D
Kolstad, Leonard
McLaughlin, Tara
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description Background The Connecticut Orthopaedic Institute (COI) conceptualized a Pivot Plan during an elective surgery moratorium at the beginning of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic with the goal of planning and executing orthopedic procedures safely. With the resumption of elective surgeries and the continued planning of surgical recovery over the months (and possibly years) to follow, facilities must brace themselves for repeat waves of COVID-19. Thereby, herein we share the Pivot Plan, its implementation process, evaluation of patient safety, and program performance during a pandemic. This could inform the efforts of other institutions seeking to restart non-emergent surgeries during similarly trying times in the future.  Methods The COI formed a multidisciplinary team of leaders that met weekly to design a Pivot Plan and a dashboard to guide the resumption of surgeries and assess the performance of the Pivot Plan. The plan revolved around four domains: safety, space, staff, and supplies. It was implemented in two COI-affiliated facilities: MidState Medical Center (MMC) and St. Vincent’s Medical Center (SVMC). Monthly metrics from May to November 2020 were compared to the six-month averages for the pre-pandemic baseline period from September 2019 to February 2020. Results The total number (N) of elective orthopaedic cases prior to the pandemic pre-COVID averaged 372 cases per month for MMC and 197 cases for SVMC. During the pandemic post-COVID, N averaging at 361 for MMC and 243 for SVMC illustrates COI was able to perform elective surgeries amid a worsening pandemic. Same-day (SD) discharge rates for total joint arthroplasty (TJA) pre-COVID averaged 8% for MMC and 3% for SVMC. Post-COVID, the SD average was 16.7% for MMC and 11.4% for SVMC. This data indicates that orthopaedic providers were cognizant of length of stay in order to reduce the risk of in-hospital exposure to COVID-19. The 30-day readmission (30R) rate for TJA pre-COVID averaged 1.4% for MMC and 2.7% for SVMC. A high level of care and follow-up is reflected in a lower average 30R post-COVID, 1.1% for both MMC and SVMC. Transitions for TJA patients to their home settings after surgery also reflect the quality of care and the efficiency of the patient throughput process with necessary precautions in place. Post-COVID, the patient transition to home (T) averaged 98.1% for MMC and 97.5% for SVMC compared to T = 96.8% for MMC and 88% for SVMC pre-COVID. No patients experienced deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism during the time period of the project. Positive COVID-19 diagnosis 23 days after discharge was 0% at MMC and 0.2% at SVMC. Conclusion The COI Pivot Plan was successfully implemented at two different hospitals offering elective orthopaedic surgeries to a varied patient population. The precautions taken by COI were effective in controlling the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus while returning to elective orthopaedic surgery. Furthermore, data collected before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic indicated that program performance and quality improved.
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spelling pubmed-82087272021-06-17 A COVID-19 Pivot Plan to Resume Elective Surgeries at the Hartford Healthcare Connecticut Orthopaedic Institute Vaidya, Swaroopa Berluti, Daniel Irving, John F Girasole, Gerard McCallum, John D Kolstad, Leonard McLaughlin, Tara Cureus Orthopedics Background The Connecticut Orthopaedic Institute (COI) conceptualized a Pivot Plan during an elective surgery moratorium at the beginning of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic with the goal of planning and executing orthopedic procedures safely. With the resumption of elective surgeries and the continued planning of surgical recovery over the months (and possibly years) to follow, facilities must brace themselves for repeat waves of COVID-19. Thereby, herein we share the Pivot Plan, its implementation process, evaluation of patient safety, and program performance during a pandemic. This could inform the efforts of other institutions seeking to restart non-emergent surgeries during similarly trying times in the future.  Methods The COI formed a multidisciplinary team of leaders that met weekly to design a Pivot Plan and a dashboard to guide the resumption of surgeries and assess the performance of the Pivot Plan. The plan revolved around four domains: safety, space, staff, and supplies. It was implemented in two COI-affiliated facilities: MidState Medical Center (MMC) and St. Vincent’s Medical Center (SVMC). Monthly metrics from May to November 2020 were compared to the six-month averages for the pre-pandemic baseline period from September 2019 to February 2020. Results The total number (N) of elective orthopaedic cases prior to the pandemic pre-COVID averaged 372 cases per month for MMC and 197 cases for SVMC. During the pandemic post-COVID, N averaging at 361 for MMC and 243 for SVMC illustrates COI was able to perform elective surgeries amid a worsening pandemic. Same-day (SD) discharge rates for total joint arthroplasty (TJA) pre-COVID averaged 8% for MMC and 3% for SVMC. Post-COVID, the SD average was 16.7% for MMC and 11.4% for SVMC. This data indicates that orthopaedic providers were cognizant of length of stay in order to reduce the risk of in-hospital exposure to COVID-19. The 30-day readmission (30R) rate for TJA pre-COVID averaged 1.4% for MMC and 2.7% for SVMC. A high level of care and follow-up is reflected in a lower average 30R post-COVID, 1.1% for both MMC and SVMC. Transitions for TJA patients to their home settings after surgery also reflect the quality of care and the efficiency of the patient throughput process with necessary precautions in place. Post-COVID, the patient transition to home (T) averaged 98.1% for MMC and 97.5% for SVMC compared to T = 96.8% for MMC and 88% for SVMC pre-COVID. No patients experienced deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism during the time period of the project. Positive COVID-19 diagnosis 23 days after discharge was 0% at MMC and 0.2% at SVMC. Conclusion The COI Pivot Plan was successfully implemented at two different hospitals offering elective orthopaedic surgeries to a varied patient population. The precautions taken by COI were effective in controlling the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus while returning to elective orthopaedic surgery. Furthermore, data collected before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic indicated that program performance and quality improved. Cureus 2021-05-17 /pmc/articles/PMC8208727/ /pubmed/34150411 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15077 Text en Copyright © 2021, Vaidya et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
spellingShingle Orthopedics
Vaidya, Swaroopa
Berluti, Daniel
Irving, John F
Girasole, Gerard
McCallum, John D
Kolstad, Leonard
McLaughlin, Tara
A COVID-19 Pivot Plan to Resume Elective Surgeries at the Hartford Healthcare Connecticut Orthopaedic Institute
title A COVID-19 Pivot Plan to Resume Elective Surgeries at the Hartford Healthcare Connecticut Orthopaedic Institute
title_full A COVID-19 Pivot Plan to Resume Elective Surgeries at the Hartford Healthcare Connecticut Orthopaedic Institute
title_fullStr A COVID-19 Pivot Plan to Resume Elective Surgeries at the Hartford Healthcare Connecticut Orthopaedic Institute
title_full_unstemmed A COVID-19 Pivot Plan to Resume Elective Surgeries at the Hartford Healthcare Connecticut Orthopaedic Institute
title_short A COVID-19 Pivot Plan to Resume Elective Surgeries at the Hartford Healthcare Connecticut Orthopaedic Institute
title_sort covid-19 pivot plan to resume elective surgeries at the hartford healthcare connecticut orthopaedic institute
topic Orthopedics
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8208727/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34150411
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15077
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