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Ward safety checklist in the acute surgical unit
Kristopher M Blucher1, Samuel E Dal Pra, James Hogan
1Griffith University School of Medicine, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Background:
Deficiencies in daily ward rounds are increasingly identified. A ward safety checklist has recently been devised to improve the fast-paced surgical ward round.
Methods:
Over 2 weeks the morning post-take surgical ward round was evaluated using the ward safety checklist. In order to avoid the Hawthorne effect, doctors involved were not aware their performance was being observed.
Results:
One hundred patient encounters were evaluated. The three phases of the card safety checklist showed statistically significant improvement but for many components compliance was below 100%.
Conclusion:
Implementing this simple checklist has provided our unit with a starting point in how to overcome some of the deficiencies of the post-take surgical ward round.
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