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Table 4 Post-operative intervention domains

From: Key interventions and outcomes in perioperative care pathways in emergency laparotomy: a systematic review

Author

Number of component interventions

Monitoring

Analgesia

PONV

Normothermia

Medical Optimisation

Early nutrition

Chest Physiotherapy

Early Mobilisation

Early removal of drains

Fluid therapy

Discharge/ Follow up criteria

Antibiotic treatment

Thrombo-prophylaxis

Critical care/ Dedicated observational ward

Review and escalation policies

Patient Counselling

Stress ulceration prophylaxis

Optimisation of Gastrointestinal function

Moller

17

*

*

  

*

*

*

*

*

*

    

*

   

Huddart

1

          

*

  

*

    

Lohsiriwat

9

 

*

   

*

 

*

*

*

*

       

Gonenc

5

     

*

  

*

         

Vester-Andersen

16

*

        

*

        

Wisley

5

  

*

  

*

 

*

*

        

*

Tengburg

2

 

*

   

*

 

*

     

*

    

Shang

7

 

*

   

*

 

*

*

         

Mohsina

8

 

*

*

  

*

*

*

*

       

*

 

Burcharth

12

*

*

  

*

*

 

*

*

     

*

*

  

Liska

11

     

*

*

*

*

   

*

    

*

Lohsiriwat (2019)

3

     

*

 

*

          

Aggarwal

8

 

*

   

*

 

*

*

         

Peden

11

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

    

*

*

*

*

   

Saurabh

10

 

*

   

*

 

*

*

 

*

*

      

Vinas

10

 

*

   

*

 

*

*

 

*

*

*

   

*

 

Fischer

5

 

*

   

*

 

*

*

   

*

     

Ong

2

    

*

        

*

    

Sharma

9

 

*

*

  

*

 

*

*

 

*

       

Masood

5

     

*

  

*

  

*

 

*

    

Boden

3

      

*

*

       

*

  

Pranavi

8

 

*

   

*

 

*

*

  

*

    

*

 

Timan

4

*

*

       

*

    

*

   

Ceresoli

6

     

*

 

*

*

         

Pathrikar

9

 

*

   

*

 

*

*

  

*

    

*

 

Trangbæk

5

 

*

      

*

    

*

    

Domain Coverage

191

20.0

64.0

16.0

4.0

16.0

80.0

20.0

72.0

72.0

16.0

20.0

24.0

16.0

24.0

16.0

8.0

16.0

8.0