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[Quality and management of preoperative patient information. Results of conventional and computer based
R T Müller1, N Schürmann, T Lichtinger
1Orthopädische Universitätsklinik Essen.
Introduction:
Analysis of the quality of different modes of preoperative information management on the example of primary total hip arthroplasty. Comparison between a since 10 years used, computer based system and a conventional procedure with additional hand-written notes.
Methods:
Retrospective analysis of respectively 50 with conventional and computer based system written preoperative patient information. The completeness of the documentation is examined according to the demands of current judgement.
Results:
The results confirm, independent from the level of education, a complete documentation of all risks by applying the computer based system, whereas the conventional method leads to considerable lacks of documentation.
Discussion:
The computer based system guarantees a high quality of preoperative patient information which cannot be obtained by the conventional method and therefore offers a protection against unjustified claims of liability.