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develop process map patients learn proposed surgery resources patients use educate mixed methods design combining semistructured stakeholder interviews quantitative validation using electronic healthcare records ehr retrospective cohort crosssectional patient survey single surgical centre uk fourteen members spinal multidisciplinary team interviewed develop process mapthis process map validated using ehr 50 patients undergoing elective spine surgery january june 2022 postprocedure feedback gathered 25 patient surveys identify resources used learn spinal procedure patients age 18 received emergency surgery excluded elective spine surgery patient questionnaires given postoperatively either ward followup clinic primary outcome percentage study cohort present encounters process map key timepoints defined 80 patients present secondary outcome percentage study cohort used educational resources listed patient questionnaire 342 encounters occurred across cohort 16 discrete event categories identified initial surgical clinic 88 anaesthetic preoperative assessment 96 admission surgery 100 identified key timepoints surveys identified patients used verbal information surgeon 100 followed written information surgeon 52 internet 40 learn surgery process mapping effective method illustrating patient pathway initial surgical clinic anaesthetic preoperative assessment surgical admission key timepoints patients receive information future implications guiding patient education interventions focus key timepoints