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Abstract Open heart surgeries are used to treat many of cardiac problems such as coronary artery disease and valvular heart disease, and repair congenital or acquired heart. OHS is considered major surgery and needs special preparation and standardized multidisciplinary care throughout all perioperative phases. The delivery of high quality health care requires inter-professional teamwork. One of the interventions that can enhance teamwork in the health care is the development and implementation of the clinical pathways. Clinical pathways are the multidisciplinary guidelines that display timelines of clinical goals that patients must be attained it during hospitalization along with the optimal sequence and timing of interventions by the hospital staff to achieve those goals. Goals of clinical pathways are focused on achieving optimal efficiency and improving the quality of heaIthcare. Clinical pathways coordinate the activities of physicians, nurses, and other staff involved in the providing care for patients with a particular diagnosis or procedure. Continuous evaluation and follow-up are essential to ensure good clinical pathways performance. |