Clinical pathways in surgery—should we introduce them into clinical routine? A review article
U Ronellenfitsch, E Rössner, J Jakob, S Post… - … archives of surgery, 2008 - Springer
Background and aims In modern health care systems, care providers face ever new
challenges with regard to quality and cost of care, as well as to satisfaction and training of …
challenges with regard to quality and cost of care, as well as to satisfaction and training of …
Emergence of robotic assisted surgery in gynecologic oncology: American perspective
A Mendivil, RW Holloway, JF Boggess - Gynecologic oncology, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To discuss the emergence of robotic surgery in gynecologic oncology and
describe the growth of robotic surgery in a university medical center and a community based …
describe the growth of robotic surgery in a university medical center and a community based …
Outpatient laparoscopic cholecystectomy: clinical pathway implementation is efficient and cost effective and increases hospital bed capacity
B Topal, G Peeters, A Verbert, F Penninckx - Surgical endoscopy, 2007 - Springer
Background Outpatient laparoscopic cholecystectomy (OLC) may decrease the use of
hospital resources and save costs. In the current study, the effect of implementing a clinical …
hospital resources and save costs. In the current study, the effect of implementing a clinical …
Impact of clinical pathways in surgery
MK Müller, KJ Dedes, D Dindo, S Steiner… - … archives of surgery, 2009 - Springer
Background One strategy to reduce the consumption of resources associated to specific
procedures is to utilize clinical pathways, in which surgical care is standardized and preset …
procedures is to utilize clinical pathways, in which surgical care is standardized and preset …
Implementation of a critical pathway for complicated gallstone disease: translation of population-based data into clinical practice
KM Sheffield, KE Ramos, CD Djukom… - Journal of the American …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Evidence-based guidelines recommend cholecystectomy during initial
hospitalization for complicated gallstone disease. Previous studies and quality initiative data …
hospitalization for complicated gallstone disease. Previous studies and quality initiative data …
[HTML][HTML] Systematic review and meta-analysis of factors which reduce the length of stay associated with elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy
JM Ryan, E O'Connell, AC Rogers, J Sorensen… - Hpb, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a safe ambulatory procedure in appropriately
selected patients; however, day case rates remain low. The objective of this systematic …
selected patients; however, day case rates remain low. The objective of this systematic …
Clinical pathways improve hospital resource use in endocrine surgery
RP Kulkarni, PHG Ituarte, D Gunderson… - Journal of the American …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND:: Clinical pathways are increasingly adopted to streamline care after
elective surgery. Here, we describe novel clinical pathways developed for endocrine …
elective surgery. Here, we describe novel clinical pathways developed for endocrine …
Laparoscopic incisional hernia repair as a day surgery procedure: audit of 127 consecutive cases in a university hospital
A Moreno-Egea, J Cartagena, JP Vicente… - Surgical Laparoscopy …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Background Findings have shown that laparoscopic incisional hernia repair is superior to
conventional open techniques. The objective of the current study was to evaluate the results …
conventional open techniques. The objective of the current study was to evaluate the results …
Standardization of perioperative management: clinical pathways.
LM Napolitano - The Surgical clinics of North America, 2005 - europepmc.org
Many initiatives have been introduced in the past decades to standardize and improve
clinical perioperative care and thereby improve patient care. Clinical pathways (also known …
clinical perioperative care and thereby improve patient care. Clinical pathways (also known …
The application of clinical pathways in laparoscopic cholecystectomy
M Zhang, SY Zhou, MY Xing, J Xu, XX Shi… - … & Pancreatic Diseases …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is one of the most frequent abdominal
surgical procedures. The present meta-analysis aimed to estimate the clinical effects of …
surgical procedures. The present meta-analysis aimed to estimate the clinical effects of …