Utilisation of a trauma meeting handover proforma to improve trauma patient pathway.

ABSTRACT: Decision making within orthopaedic centres predominantly occurs at the trauma meeting, where all decisions are made as a part of the multidisciplinary process. This is an essential handover process. Difficulties occur when teaching and detailed case discussions detract from the actual decision making process, leading to failure in documentation and implementing treatment plans. An audit was carried out in a busy district general hospital (DGH), assessing the quality of trauma meeting documentation in patient records, and assessing whether the introduction of a proforma document would improve this. Prospective clinical reviews were performed on all patients discussed in the trauma meeting over a one month period. Following the initial audit cycle a proforma was introduced, and the audit pro

SUBMITTER: Smyth R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4693073 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature