• 1. Chinese Evidence-based Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;
  • 2. Institute of Biomedical Engineering, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;
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Strengthening the management and evaluation of clinical pathways is one of the most important strategies of "Healthy China 2030" Strategic Plan. Evidence-based assessment and clinical guidelines can provide the best relevant evidence to develop clinical pathways. We planned to analyze the current situation of clinical pathways in China and explore how to apply evidence-based assessment on clinical pathway management. We searched PubMed, EMbase, ISI, CNKI, WanFang Data, VIP and the The Cochrane Library using "critical pathways" and "clinical guidelines" as key words or subject terms. And we conducted a comparison of their published volume, definitions, differences and connections. The management system of clinical pathway in China is fundamentally flawed, it is still a challenge to implement the clinical pathways effectively without scientific methodologies and standardized evidence-based evaluation system. In order to improve the management quality of clinical pathway in China, we should develop clinical pathways based on national situation and innovate the evaluation system to standardize the clinical pathway management according to WHO recommendations of clinical guideline and appraisal.

Citation: LIYou-ping, SUGuan-yue, YUJia-jie. Effect of Evidence-based Evaluation on Clinical Pathway Management: Reflection and Exploration. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2016, 16(11): 1250-1255. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20160190 Copy

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