Successful implementation of an enhanced recovery after surgery programme for elective colorectal surgery: A process evaluation of champions' experiences

Implementation Science

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Gotlib Conn, Lesley ^a   McKenzie, Marg ^b   Pearsall, Emily A ^b   McLeod, Robin S ^c  

^a Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Enhanced recovery after surgery; Implementation; Normalization process theory; Process evaluation; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

COLON; COLORECTAL SURGERY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RECTUM; SURGERY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

COLON; COLORECTAL SURGERY; ELECTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RECTUM;

EID: 84937053710     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13012-015-0289-y     Document Type: Article

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