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Review
. 2016 Feb;8(Suppl 1):S23-8.
doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.12.34.

Clinical pathway for thoracic surgery in an Italian centre

Majed Refai  1 , Michele Salati  1 , Michela Tiberi  1 , Armando Sabbatini  1 , Paolo Gentili  1
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Clinical pathway for thoracic surgery in an Italian centre

Majed Refai et al. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Feb.

Abstract

Clinical care pathways are developed to standardize postoperative patient care and the main impetus is to improve quality of care, decrease variation in care and reduce costs. We report the clinical pathway of care adopted at our centre since the introduction of Uniportal VATS program for major lung resections.

Keywords: Clinical care pathways; Uniportal VATS program; postoperative care; quality of care.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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