Clinical Pathways for Oncological Gastrectomy: Are They a Suitable Instrument for Process Standardization to Improve Process and Outcome Quality for Patients Undergoing Gastrectomy? A Retrospective Cohort Study

Clinical Pathways for Oncological Gastrectomy: Are They a Suitable Instrument for Process Standardization to Improve Process and Outcome Quality for Patients Undergoing Gastrectomy? A Retrospective Cohort Study

(1) <i>Background</i>: Oncological gastrectomy requires complex multidisciplinary management. Clinical pathways (CPs) can potentially facilitate this task, but evidence related to their use in managing oncological gastrectomy is limited. This study evaluated the effect of a CP for oncolo...

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Main Authors: Patrick Téoule, Emrullah Birgin, Christina Mertens, Matthias Schwarzbach, Stefan Post, Nuh N. Rahbari, Christoph Reißfelder, Ulrich Ronellenfitsch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-02-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
clinical pathways
gastric surgery
oncological gastrectomy
quality of care
outcomes
standardization
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/12/2/434

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