Influence of Clinical Pathway on Main Hospitalization Indexes of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases

AbstractObjective. To compare the changes in the main hospitalization indexes before and after the implementation of clinical pathway for chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, during the recent six years. Method. Retrospective analysis of 1649 medical records fitting the clinical pathway of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases between 2008 and 2013 is carried out, and the changes in the main hospitalization indexes are compared; the main hospitalization indexes include days of hospitalization, total hospitalization expense per person, nursing expense per person and so on; and the data are analyzed by using the SPSS17.0 software system. Result. Before and after the implementation of the clinical pathway, the average days of hospitalization, the total hospitalization expense per person, western medicine expense per person, nursing expense per person and bed expense per person for the patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases are reduced to a certain degree (P < 0.05). Conclusion. The implemen...