Have We Drawn the Wrong Conclusions About the Value of Care Pathways? Is a Cochrane Review Appropriate?

What is a clinical pathway? Development of a definition to inform the debate

(2010) Leigh Kinsman et al.   BMC Medicine

Systematic review: indicators to evaluate effectiveness of clinical pathways for gastrointestinal surgery

(2010) Lidwien Lemmens et al.   JOURNAL OF EVALUATION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE

The impact of care pathways for exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: rationale and design of a cluster randomized controlled trial

(2010) Kris Vanhaecht et al.   Trials

Do pathways lead to better organized care processes?

(2009) Kris Vanhaecht et al.   JOURNAL OF EVALUATION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE

Reduced in-hospital mortality for heart failure with clinical pathways: the results of a cluster randomised controlled trial

(2009) M Panella et al.   QUALITY & SAFETY IN HEALTH CARE

A cluster randomized trial to assess the impact of clinical pathways for patients with stroke: rationale and design of the Clinical Pathways for Effective and Appropriate Care Study [NCT00673491]

(2008) Massimiliano Panella et al.   BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH

The Science of Improvement

(2008) Donald M. Berwick   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Reducing Stroke In-Hospital Mortality: Organized Care Is a Complex Intervention

(2008) Massimiliano Panella et al.   STROKE