Experiences with targeting inpatient advance care planning for emergency general surgery patients: A resident-led quality improvement project.

ABSTRACT:

Background

For patients who may permanently or temporarily lose their ability to communicate preferences, advance care planning is a critical mechanism to guide medical decision-making but is currently underused among surgical patients.

Methods

A resident-led quality improvement project, including education and performance measurement, was conducted on an emergency general surgery service to increase the completion of inpatient advance care planning notes using a specialized template in the electronic health record. Advance care planning documentation was defined as either preadmission advance care planning documentation (eg, advance directive) or inpatient advance care planning (use of the electronic health record template). Data from patients admitted to the emergency gene

SUBMITTER: Colley A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10526751 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature