• Chirurg · Dec 2003

    Comparative Study

    [From clinical guidelines to clinical pathways: development of a management-oriented algorithm for the treatment of polytraumatized patients in the acute period].

    • M Schnabel, C Kill, M El-Sheik, A Sauvageot, K J Klose, and I Kopp.
    • Klinik für Unfall-, Wiederherstellungs- und Handchirurgie, Klinikum der Philipps-Universität Marburg. schnabem@mailer.uni-marburg.de
    • Chirurg. 2003 Dec 1;74(12):1156-66.

    IntroductionThe treatment of polytraumatized patients in the acute period is an exemplary model of multidisciplinary cooperation in a very critical timeframe. Implementing standards formulated in the clinical guidelines of the German Association of Traumatology requires a detailed description of "how to do it."MethodsBased on the guidelines and validated quality indictors, the optimal standard of care as the goal was defined. A clinical algorithm was developed and personal responsibilities and time limits were clearly assigned to each decision step and action. Checklists, documentation charts, and a full text supplement the algorithm. The complete pathway was adopted by representatives of all occupational groups involved in early trauma care in a consensus process.ResultsImprovement potentials were identified in those areas for which the guidelines did not provide explicit recommendations. These represent the key elements of the algorithm. Pathway-specific review criteria (quality indicators) were defined for scheduled reevaluation.ConclusionsImplementing clinical guidelines at the local level requires a problem-oriented and management-oriented elaboration towards a clinical pathway as the basis for a quantitative process and cost analysis.

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