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Use of a Critical Pathway for Colon Resections by R.Barry Melbert; Mark H Kimmins; John T Isler; Richard P Billingham; Darci Lawton; Ginger Salvadalena; Mark Cortezzo; Ron Rowbotham is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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Tremendous variation in patient care exists, both among medical centers and among individual surgeons, in the field of colon and rectal surgery. Clinical or critical pathways based on "best demonstrated practices" from the medical literature have led to improved outcomes for many disease entities. The objective of this study was to develop a pathway for elective colon and rectal resections, and then determine whether this led to any improvement in measurable outcomes. A critical pathway was developed for the care of patients undergoing elective colon and rectal surgery, by reviewing best demonstrated practices in the literature and then developing standardized order sheets, nursing flow sheets, and patient educational material. A patient satisfaction survey was also included in the evaluation process. After being informed of the positive results from the pilot study, surgeons were encouraged to use the critical pathway order sheets, patient information sheets, and flow sheets for their patients undergoing elective abdominal colon or rectal surgery. Between January 1995 and October 1998, the critical pathway was used for 263 patients, whereas for 122 patients this pathway was not us

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Author

R.Barry Melbert; Mark H Kimmins; John T Isler; Richard P Billingham; Darci Lawton; Ginger Salvadalena; Mark Cortezzo; Ron Rowbotham

Publisher

Springer-Verlag; Springer Verlag; Elsevier BV; Springer Science and Business Media LLC; Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc.; Springer Nature (ISSN 1091-255X)

Published

2002

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)