New Care Pathway, Order Sets Align Care for Patients With Upper GI Bleeding
January 27, 2021 | 1 min. to read
Bleeding in the upper gastrointestinal tract is potentially life-threatening and often requires hospitalization. A Care Reliability project led by Northwestern Medicine gastroenterologists and hospitalists has resulted in new systemwide care recommendations to improve safety, efficiency and quality of care for patients with upper GI bleeding. The project also aims to reduce regional variation in length of stay, timing of interventions and supply use.
For more information about the systemwide upper GI care pathway, view the presentations below:
Also, view a summary of the top pre-, during and post-procedure improvement opportunities identified by the care pathway.
The following order sets were created or revised to better align with care recommendations for patients with upper GI bleeds or GI bleeds of unknown origin:
Upper GI Bleed (4633) order set replaces GI Bleed ICU order set for use by admitting physicians.
Upper GI Bleed Pre-Procedure(4654) and Upper GI Bleed Post-Procedure (4652) order sets are for gastroenterologists.
To care for patients with lower GI bleeding, use the GI Bleed Non-ICU order set. The GI Bleed ICU order set has been retired.
If you have questions, email Juliette Jardim, performance improvement leader, at [email protected].