title: [Fast track surgery: optimized clinical pathways].
abstract: Fast track surgery is a concept that perfectly integrates the latest evidence of perioperative managements including anesthesia, nursing, surgery and so on. The advantage of fast track surgery can be shown only when strict clinical pathway is ensured. This paper aims to analyze the main reasons why fast track surgery is difficult to be popularized in clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing, China. surgery34@163.com
authors.forename: Zhi-wei
authors.initials: ZW
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Jie-shou
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D019091:Critical Pathways; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D019990:Perioperative Care