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ORAL 43 - Enhancing Physical Wellbeing in Lung Cancer (ID 168)
- Event: WCLC 2015
- Type: Oral Session
- Track: Nursing and Allied Professionals
- Presentations: 1
- Moderators:G. Bates, M. Hesdorffer
- Coordinates: 9/09/2015, 18:30 - 20:00, 102+104+106
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ORAL43.01 - Guideline for Patient Information on Enhanced Recovery in Thoracic Surgery (ID 185)
18:30 - 18:41 | Author(s): J. Mitchell
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Background:
On behalf of the Thoracic Surgery Group, National Lung Cancer Forum for Nurses The Thoracic Surgery Group is a sub-group of the National Lung Cancer forum for Nurses with a membership of thoracic nurse specialists, lung cancer nurse specialists, research nurses and allied health professional. The objective of the group is to develop links to other health professionals working within the specialism of thoracic surgery to enhance the care and support of patients undergoing surgical procedures for suspected or confirmed thoracic malignancies. The group has previously produced guidelines on supporting patients having lung resection surgery and telephone follow-up following thoracic surgery. Enhanced recovery is an approach to the care of patients undergoing surgery that aims to ensure that patients are in the best possible condition for surgery, have the best possible management during and after their operation, and experience the best post-operative rehabilitation. Patients on enhanced recovery programs are partners in their care pathways. This guideline has been developed, by a multi-professional group, to provide guidance to healthcare professionals involved in providing patient information on enhanced recovery programs.
Methods:
Following a literature review and review of practice in UK thoracic surgery centers the group have developed this guidance on the information required by patients undertaking an enhanced recovery program. Guidance is provided about: Thoracic surgery enhanced recovery program information Written patient information Verbal patient information Information about the enhanced recovery pathway Information about thoracic surgery Patient diary Quality assurance and patient information
Results:
Central to the enhanced recovery concept is the involvement, empowerment and partnership with the patient. Evidence shows that patients participating in enhanced recovery programs have fewer post-operative complications and reduced rates of readmission. To increase understanding of the enhanced recovery pathway it is vital that patients are provided with relevant information. The aim of this guideline is to support the provision of patient information regarding enhanced recovery programs so that patients are in partnership with healthcare professionals thereby improving patient experience and clinical outcomes. This guideline is based on evidence available and identified best practice in UK thoracic surgical centers.
Conclusion:
The guideline is relevant to all thoracic surgery centers that are running or wish to set up an enhanced recovery program, it could also be adapted for other surgical specialties. This guideline is a series of broad statements and where necessary local procedures should be developed to complement the guideline in each clinical area. This document compliments the ‘Guideline for Telephone Follow-up for Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgery’ and the ‘Guideline to Prepare and Support Patients Undergoing Lung Resection’ also produced by the Thoracic Surgical Group. All of the guidance produce by the group are available on the National Lung Cancer Forum for Nurses (NLCFN) website
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