Optimizing ward rounds: systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions to enhance patient safety.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Poor quality ward rounds contribute to a large proportion of patient complications, delayed discharge, and increased hospital cost. This systematic review investigated all interventions aiming to improve patient and process-based outcomes in ward rounds.

Methods

This systematic review was prospectively registered in PROSPERO, the international prospective register of systematic reviews (CRD42023394325). MEDLINE, Embase, Emcare, and PsycInfo were searched for studies with interventions aiming to improve ward round processes or patient outcomes in hospital settings. Studies were excluded if there was no baseline comparator or they were not in the ward round setting. Interventions were coded as checklist interventions (that is electronic or paper-based pro formas, te

SUBMITTER: Treloar EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11979594 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature