Lisa Pagano, Cameron Hemmert, Andrew Hirschhorn, Emilie Francis-Auton, Gaston Arnolda, Janet C Long, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Graham Gumley, Peter D Hibbert, Kate Churruca, Karen Hutchinson, Andrew Partington, Cliff Hughes, David Gillatt, Louise A Ellis, Luke Testa, Romika Patel, Mitchell N Sarkies
INTRODUCTION: Addressing clinical variation in elective surgery is challenging. A key issue is how to gain consensus between largely autonomous clinicians. Understanding how the consensus process works to develop and implement perioperative pathways and the impact of these pathways on reducing clinical variation can provide important insights into the effectiveness of the consensus process. The primary objective of this study is to understand the implementation of an organisationally supported, consensus approach to implement perioperative care pathways in a private healthcare facility and to determine its impact...
July 26, 2023: BMJ Open