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Thursday, April 15, 2010

Clinical pathways: effects on professional practice, patient outcomes, length of stay and hospital costs. Cochrane Database Systemati Rev. 2010



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Abstract

BACKGROUND
: Clinical pathways are structured multidisciplinary care plans used by health services to detail essential steps in the care of patients with a specific clinical problem. They aim to link evidence to practice and optimise clinical outcomes whilst maximising clinical efficiency. OBJECTIVES: To assess the effect of clinical pathways on professional practice, patient outcomes, length of stay and hospital costs.
CONCLUSIONS: Clinical pathways are associated with reduced in-hospital complications and improved documentation without negatively impacting on length of stay and hospital costs.