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Principle of a guideline-supported surgical referral system to outpatient surgery.
Notes: The aim is to decrease time spent on intrahospital logistics, by omitting the outpatient clinical examination and intrahospital referral to day case surgery. The traditional referral pathways (upper arrow) may be decreased by high-quality GP referrals directly to outpatient surgery (lower arrow).
Abbreviations: CDS, clinical decision support; GP, general practitioner.
