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[18] Mabogunje OA(2008)Reduction of postoperative pulmonary complications after lung surgery using a fast track clinical pathway Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 34 174-180

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[11] Bazerbashi S(1997)Pulmonary lobectomy patient care pathway: a model to control cost and maintain quality Ann Thorac Surg 64 299-302

[12] Chandrasekaran C(1998)Standardized clinical care pathways for major thoracic cases reduce hospital costs Ann Thorac Surg 66 914-919

[13] Sukumar M(1998)Integrated care pathways BMJ 316 133-137

[14] Jamaleddin H(2010)Effects of a clinical pathway for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) on quality and cost of care Langenbeck’s Arch Surg 395 11-17

[15] Pezzella AT(2007)Fast-tracking after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy, segmentectomy, and pneumonectomy Ann Thorac Surg 84 1663-1667

[16] Adebonojo SA(2008)Fast-track colorectal surgery Lancet 371 791-793

[17] Hooker SG(2008)"Fast-track" rehabilitation in thoracic surgery. First experiences with a multimodal, interdisciplinary, and proven perioperative treatment course Chirurg 79 657-664

[18] Mabogunje OA(2008)Reduction of postoperative pulmonary complications after lung surgery using a fast track clinical pathway Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 34 174-180

[19] Conlan AA(2008)Prevention of hospital-acquired infections: review of non-pharmacological interventions J Hosp Infect 69 204-219

[20] Stiller KR(2006)Clinical pathways—first results of a systematic IT-supported application at a surgical department of a university hospital Dtsch Med Wochenschr 131 962-967