Adherence to a Fast Track Clinical Pathway for Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: clinical importance and predictors

OBJECTIVE: A Fast Track Clinical Pathway (FTCP) is increasingly often used to expedite patient recovery following Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS). The importance and predictors of adherence to an FTCP have not been previously investigated. METHODS: A defined FTCP was used for the perioperative management of 136 consecutive patients receiving major pulmonary resection surgery. The FTCP encompassed multiple aspects of clinical care ...postprin