Perioperative Surgical Home Model Improves Outcomes in Crohn's Disease Patients Undergoing Disease-Related Surgery

BACKGROUND: To evaluate Perioperative Surgical Home (PSH) practice model implementation in Crohn's disease (CD) patients undergoing disease-related surgery. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of CD patients requiring disease-related surgery in the Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital was undertaken. Subjects were divided into a non-PSH group consisting of 49 patients (June 2016 to November 2017) and a PSH group consisting of 72 patients (December 2017 until May 2019). Conventional treatment was used for the non-PSH group, while in the PSH group, a standardized pre- and postoperative management routine was employed. The postoperative lengths of stay and incidences of postoperative complications were analyzed. RESULTS: There were no significant differences in demographics, reasons for surgery, preoperative BMIs, and preoperative hemoglobin between the two groups (P > 0.05). The overall incidence of complications in the PSH group was dramatically lower than that in the non-PSH group (26.4% vs. 44.9%, P = 0.035). In the PSH group, postoperative length of stay was significantly shorter than that in the non-PSH group (11.5 ± 5.7 vs. 9.0 ± 6.8, P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The PSH conditioning routine in CD patients undergoing disease-related surgeries suggests a trend of fewer postoperative complications and shorter lengths of hospital stay. The PSH model may have clinical advantages when applied to CD patients.