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ArticleDer Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen2012

[Fast-track: evaluation of a new concept].

W Schwenk

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Article in Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

W SchwenkAllgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie - Zentrum für minimalinvasive und onkologische Chirurgie, Asklepios Klinik Altona, Paul-Ehrlich-Str. 1, 22763, Hamburg, Deutschland. w.schwenk@asklepios.com

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The term fast-track describes the combination of several perioperative evidence-based measures to form a clinical pathway. The primary aim of fast-track is to optimize organ function after surgery in order to avoid general morbidity. At the same time patient recovery is dramatically enhanced and discharge from hospital is possible much earlier than with traditional perioperative care. This article describes the author's experience in implementing a fast-track program for elective colonic resection. It shows the current status of scientific evaluation of the fast-track concept and discusses typical obstacles during introduction of fast-track into the clinical routine in Germany.

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Patient DischargeAgedAged, 80 and overColectomyCritical PathwaysEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleGermanyHospital MortalityHumansLength of StayMaleOdds RatioPerioperative CarePostoperative ComplicationsQuality Assurance, Health Care

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