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Clinical care pathways have been developed to integrate multidisciplinary treatment for a defined diagnosis or treatment. The concept of surgical pathways is not new, with published examples ranging from craniotomy to the treatment diabetic foot ulcers. From the standpoint of the surgical care, such pathways represent an algorithmic approach to patient care beginning with preoperative evaluation and extending through each treatment stage to discharge and follow-up.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA

    Benjamin E. Schneider MD (Instructor in Surgery)

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Correspondence to Benjamin E. Schneider MD .

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  1. , Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, 1100 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 19107, Pennsylvania, USA

    David S. Tichansky, MD, FACS

  2. Minimally Invasive Surgery, Stanford School of Medicine, Pasteur Drive 300, Stanford, 94305, USA

    John Morton, MD, MPH

  3. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical, Center (BIDMC), Harvard Medical School, Brookline Ave. 330, Boston, 02215-5400, Massachusetts, USA

    Daniel B. Jones

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Schneider, B.E. (2012). Clinical Care Pathways. In: Tichansky, MD, FACS, D., Morton, MD, MPH, J., Jones, D. (eds) The SAGES Manual of Quality, Outcomes and Patient Safety. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7901-8_11

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