目的：临床路径是一种多学科的、综合性的整体管理方式。本研究旨在评价临床路径在轮状病毒肠炎患儿中应用的效果。方法：将71例轮状病毒肠炎住院患儿作为观察组，按临床路径接受个体化治疗、护理。 同时选取同期75例轮状病毒肠炎住院患儿为对照组，给予传统的治疗、护理方式。结果：与对照组比较，观察组患儿住院日明显缩短，住院费用明显降低，患儿家长满意度明显增加，差异均有统计学意义（P<0.05）。结论：应用临床路径可减少轮状病毒肠炎患儿平均住院日和住院费用，提高护理质量，增加患儿家长的满意度。

OBJECTIVE: Clinical pathways are standardized, multidisciplinary, integrated management plans. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of clinical pathways in children with Rotavirus enteritis. METHODS: Seventy-one children with Rotavirus enteritis were treated according to the clinical pathways. Seventy-five children with Rotavirus enteritis who received routine therapy and nursing interventions served as the control group. The clinical efficacies were compared between the two groups. RESULTS: The average hospitalization duration was shortened, the hospitalization costs were reduced and the parents′ satisfaction rate increased in the observed group compared with the control group (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The use of clinical pathways may decrease the hospitalization duration and costs and improve the quality of nursing care and the parents′ satisfaction rate in children with Rotavirus enteritis.