Critical Pathways

"Critical Pathways" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Schedules of medical and nursing procedures, including diagnostic tests, medications, and consultations designed to effect an efficient, coordinated program of treatment. (From Mosby's Medical, Nursing & Allied Health Dictionary, 4th ed)

Descriptor ID

D019091

MeSH Number(s)

N04.590.233.624.625

N04.590.275

Concept/Terms

Critical Pathways

Clinical Paths

Clinical Pathways

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Critical Pathways".

Health Care [N]
Health Services Administration [N04]
Patient Care Management [N04.590]
Comprehensive Health Care [N04.590.233]
Patient Care Planning [N04.590.233.624]
Critical Pathways [N04.590.233.624.625]
Critical Pathways [N04.590.275]

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publications

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Critical Pathways" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Critical Pathways" was a major or minor topic of these publication.

Bar chart showing 246 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 26 publications in 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	2	1	3
1996	4	1	5
1997	2	2	4
1998	1	2	3
1999	6	3	9
2000	3	4	7
2001	6	1	7
2002	3	4	7
2003	6	1	7
2004	2	0	2
2005	2	0	2
2006	1	1	2
2007	1	1	2
2008	5	1	6
2009	3	3	6
2010	4	4	8
2011	4	6	10
2012	2	2	4
2013	6	5	11
2014	2	8	10
2015	4	7	11
2016	12	2	14
2017	7	6	13
2018	6	10	16
2019	17	9	26
2020	9	15	24
2021	7	6	13
2022	3	5	8
2023	3	3	6

Below are the most recent publications written about "Critical Pathways" by people in Profiles.

We Need to Talk About Methadone: Adding Discussions With Patients to Our Care Pathways. Anesth Analg. 2024 Jan 01; 138(1):e3-e4.

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Race, Ethnicity, and Ancestry in Clinical Pathways: A Framework for Evaluation. Pediatrics. 2023 Dec 01; 152(6).

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Comparison of clinical pathways for hypoglossal nerve stimulation management: in-laboratory titration polysomnography vs home-based efficacy sleep testing. J Clin Sleep Med. 2023 11 01; 19(11):1905-1912.

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Clinical Pathway for Coronary Atherosclerosis in Patients Without Conventional Modifiable Risk Factors: JACC State-of-the-Art Review. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023 09 26; 82(13):1343-1359.

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Developmental care pathway for hospitalised infants with CHD: on behalf of the Cardiac Newborn Neuroprotective Network, a Special Interest Group of the Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaborative. Cardiol Young. 2023 Dec; 33(12):2521-2538.

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Evaluation of interdisciplinary care pathway implementation in older elective surgery patients. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 04; 71(4):1310-1322.

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20 Years of Critical Pathways. Crit Pathw Cardiol. 2022 Dec 01; 21(4):161.

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Evaluation of the atrial fibrillation better care pathway in the ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48 trial. Europace. 2022 Nov 22; 24(11):1730-1738.

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Integrating Theranostics Into Patient Care Pathways: AJR Expert Panel Narrative Review. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2023 05; 220(5):619-629.

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Total Joint Arthroplasty Utilization After Orthopaedic Surgery Referral: Identifying Disparities Along the Care Pathway. J Arthroplasty. 2023 03; 38(3):424-430.

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