The effect of a clinical pathway for enhanced recovery of rectal resections on perioperative quality of care

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1019-1026

  Hardt, J ^a   Schwarzbach, M ^b   Hasenberg, T ^a   Post, S ^a   Kienle, P ^a   Ronellenfitsch, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical pathway; Colorectal surgery; Enhanced recovery; Fast track scheme; Perioperative management; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CATHETER REMOVAL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLON ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION HABIT; DIET THERAPY; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; FOLEY BALLOON CATHETER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; ILEOSTOMY; INTESTINAL TORSION; INTESTINE INCARCERATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE ILEUS; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM SURGERY; REOPERATION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVISION SURGERY; STOMA PROLAPSE; STOMACH LESION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 84880707428     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: 14321262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-013-1650-8     Document Type: Article

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