Summary of primary outcome measures
| Acceptability | Provider knowledge and satisfaction with aspects of the perioperative pathways and their implementation will be collected via qualitative interviews and participant observation |
| Appropriateness | Appropriateness will be assessed both retrospectively based on the experiences piloting the intervention for the hip and knee replacement cohorts using qualitative interviews, as well as for the four prospective cohorts using participant observation |
| Feasibility | Feasibility will be measured both retrospectively using pilot data from the hip and knee replacement cohorts and prospectively for the four new cohorts of interest using interviews and participant observation |
| Adoption | Participant observations of the clinical consensus-building process will be used to measure the reasons pertaining to the intention, initial decision or action to integrate the perioperative care pathways into routine clinical practice |
| Fidelity and sustainment | Regular audits of adherence to the care pathways will provide an indication of variations to practice over time, including potential modifications and tailoring of the pathways by frontline staff (eg, nurses) to better fit within their work routines |
| Penetration | Penetration will be assessed by the number of eligible patients who receive the care pathway as intended according to planned audits |