The use of information technology to improve interdisciplinary communication during infectious diseases ward rounds on the paediatric intensive care unit.

ABSTRACT: Prospective audit with feedback during infectious diseases ward rounds (IDWR) is a common antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) practice on the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). These interdisciplinary meetings rely on the quality of handover, with high risk of omission of information. We developed an electronic platform integrating infection-related patient data (COSARAPed). In the mixed PICU of a Belgian tertiary hospital we conducted an observational prospective cohort study comparing patient handovers during IDWRs using the COSARAPed-platform to those with access only to conventional resources. The quality of handover was investigated directly by assessment if the narrative was in accordance with Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation principles and if adequate demonstration of

SUBMITTER: Willems J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10796760 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature