Clinical pathways in general surgery: Development, implementation, and evaluation

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 574-579

  Graeber, Stefan ^a   Richter, S ^a   Folz, J ^a   Pham, P T ^a   Jacob, P ^a   Schilling, M K ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical pathways; Critical pathways; Evaluation; Patient care planning; Process management

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PATHWAY; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL WARD;

COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 35349016952     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/ME9059     Document Type: Conference Paper

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