Availability, indications and prescriber of home care nursing across vascular surgery procedures
| Variable | No. (%) of respondents | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEA n = 43* | EVAR n = 41* | AAA n = 42* | PAD n = 41 | ||
| Availability | |||||
| Home care nursing available | 38 (88) | 37 (90) | 42 (100) | 41 (100) | 0.011 |
| Specific home care nursing service available | |||||
| Wound care | 34 (79) | 34 (83) | 39 (93) | 41 (100) | 0.004 |
| Indication | |||||
| Suture or staple removal | 25 (58) | 28 (68) | 33 (79) | 30 (73) | 0.209 |
| Drain check or removal | 13 (30) | 12 (29) | 18 (43) | 21 (51) | 0.118 |
| Intravenous medications | 18 (42) | 18 (44) | 21 (50) | 22 (54) | 0.685 |
| Routine postoperative check | 10 (23) | 9 (22) | 11 (26) | 8 (20) | 0.908 |
| Routinely prescribe home care nursing | 2 (5) | 4 (10) | 13 (31) | 17 (41) | < 0.001 |
| Presence of restrictions or standardized indications | 4 (10) | 4 (10) | 4 (10) | 5 (12) | 0.977 |
| Surgeon (rather than delegate) responsible for prescribing home care nursing | 16 (41) | 15 (39) | 17 (41) | 24 (59) | 0.267 |
AAA = Open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair; CEA = Carotid endarterectomy; EVAR: Endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair; PAD: Open or hybrid lower extremity revascularization for peripheral arterial disease.
↵* Except “Routinely prescribe home care nursing” (n = 42 for CEA, n = 40 for EVAR, n = 41 for AAA) and “Surgeon (rather than delegate) responsible for prescribing home care nursing” (n = 39 for CEA, n = 38 for EVAR, n = 41 for AAA).