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Thomas Rotter
Researcher at University of Saskatchewan
Publications - 29
Citations - 2125
Thomas Rotter is an academic researcher from University of Saskatchewan. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Clinical pathway. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 27 publications receiving 1766 citations. Previous affiliations of Thomas Rotter include Maastricht University.
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Clinical pathways: effects on professional practice, patient outcomes, length of stay and hospital costs
Thomas Rotter,Leigh Kinsman,Erica L. James,Andreas Machotta,Holger Gothe,Jon Willis,Pamela Claire Snow,Joachim Kugler +7 more
TL;DR: Clinical pathways are associated with reduced in-hospital complications and improved documentation without negatively impacting on length of stay and hospital costs.
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What is a clinical pathway? Development of a definition to inform the debate
TL;DR: The criteria used for the identification of relevant studies for this Cochrane Review can be used as a foundation for the development of a standardised, internationally accepted definition of a clinical pathway.
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The effects of clinical pathways on professional practice, patient outcomes, length of stay, and hospital costs: Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis.
Thomas Rotter,Leigh Kinsman,Edward James,Andreas Machotta,Jon Willis,Pamela Claire Snow,Joachim Kugler +6 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that clinical pathways are associated with reduced in-hospital complications and improved documentation and hospital costs.
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What is a clinical pathway? Refinement of an operational definition to identify clinical pathway studies for a Cochrane systematic review.
Adegboyega Lawal,Thomas Rotter,Leigh Kinsman,Andreas Machotta,Ulrich Ronellenfitsch,Shannon D. Scott,Donna Goodridge,Christopher Plishka,Gary Groot +8 more
TL;DR: A process of refinement of an Operational definition for CPW research is described and an operational definition for the future syntheses of CPWs literature is proposed.
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of clinical pathways on length of stay, hospital costs and patient outcomes
Thomas Rotter,Joachim Kugler,Rainer Koch,Holger Gothe,S. Twork,Jeroen van Oostrum,Ewout W. Steyerberg +6 more
TL;DR: Considering the clinical areas for implementation, clinical pathways seem to be effective especially for invasive care, and heterogeneity between studies reporting on LOS and cost effects was substantial.