Implementing Pediatric Appendicitis Pathways Across Multiple Hospitals: A Quality Improvement Project

Standardized care pathways for appendicitis are safe and effective ways to minimize practice variation and optimize resource allocation. This project aims to improve appendectomy outcomes through the implementation of an enterprise-wide pathway for appendicitis across a multi-hospital children’s healthcare system (Nemours Children’s Hospital- Delaware (NCH-DE) and Nemours Children’s Hospital-Florida (NCH-FL).