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Critical Pathways in Cardiology by Christopher P. Cannon,Patrick T. O'Gara β€” book cover

Critical Pathways in Cardiology

by Christopher P. Cannon, Patrick T. O'Gara
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Overview

Critical pathways answer the need for delivering cost-effective medical care while maintaining the quality of patient care. This volume focuses on critical pathways in cardiology. The book begins with an overview of how to implement the pathways, their goals, rationale, and shortcomings. Most of the text is devoted to practical information including numerous tables, checklists, algorithms, and examples of pathways, making this volume quick and easy to use for cardiologists, internists, and other healthcare professionals involved in cardiac patient care. Clinical trials are also discussed to provide the evidence-based reasoning for the pathways.

A Brandon-Hill recommended title.

Critical pathways answer the need for delivering cost-effective medical care while maintaining the quality of patient care. This volume focuses on critical pathways in cardiology. The book begins with an overview of how to implement the pathways, their goals, rationale, and shortcomings. Most of the text is devoted to practical information including numerous tables, checklists, algorithms, and examples of pathways, making this volume quick and easy to use for cardiologists, internists, and other healthcare professionals involved in cardiac patient care. Clinical trials are also discussed to provide the evidence-based reasoning for the pathways. A Brandon-Hill recommended title

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Critical pathways are "standardized documents or computer order sets that incorporate new therapies and simultaneously attempt to streamline treatment in order to make it more cost effective" (from the preface). Following an overview of the general principles, 22 contributions discuss critical pathways in cardiology in emergency department, hospital, and outpatient settings. A sampling of topics includes thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction, chest pain centers, a critical pathway for unstable angina, aortic dissection, pulmonary embolism, and smoking cessation. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Book Details

Published
April 1, 2001
Publisher
Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001.
Pages
272
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780781726214

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