Sociodeterminants of health and their effect on Patients’ surgical readiness and post- surgical readmission rates

Title : Sociodeterminants of health and their effect on Patients’ surgical readiness and post- surgical readmission rates

Abstract:

The presentation will discuss preliminary findings of an on-going Quality Improvement project that involves 13 leading children’s hospitals looking at social and demographic determinants of health and their effect in pre-operative fasting readiness. Also, will discuss the finding of a Quality Improvement project between 2017 and 2019 period and their effect in post-surgical readmission rate.

Biography:

Dr. Carlos A. Archilla is the Chairman of the Anesthesiology Department at the Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando, Florida, USA. He graduated from the University Of Puerto Rico School of Medicine and completed his training in Anesthesia, Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is an Associate Professor at Florida State University and the University of Central Florida, College of Medicine. He is a frequent presenter and expert panelist at national and international meetings. He is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the European Society of Pediatric Anesthesia.