Development of a clinical pathway for enhanced recovery in colorectal surgery: a Canadian collaboration

Leah M. Gramlich1, Brae Surgeoner1, Gabriele Baldini1

  • 1From the Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Gramlich); CancerControl Alberta, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alta. (Surgeoner); the Department of Anesthesia, McGill University, Montreal, Que. (Baldini); Eastern Health, St. John’s, Nfld. (Ballah); the Ministry of Corrections and Policing, Swift Current, Sask. (Baum); the Department of Surgery, St. Paul’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Karimuddin); the Department of Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Nelson); the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital/CEMTL, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Que. (Richebé); the Department of Nursing, McGill University, Montreal, Que. (Watson); and the Canadian Patient Safety Institute, Edmonton, Alta. (Williams).

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