Smoothing out the ride for surgical patients

Waxman, Bruce P

doi:10.5694/mja13.10383

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Bruce Waxman examines the drivers of change in perioperative care and the effects on patient outcomes

Whether a patient is having an elective or emergency procedure, ideally their journey will follow a pathway that has been mapped out from the time of entering the hospital until their discharge summary is generated.

Academic Surgical Unit, Monash University, Dandenong Hospital, Monash Health, Dandenong, VIC.

Correspondence: bruce.waxman@southernhealth.org.au

Competing interests:

No relevant disclosures.

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