Can Checklists Solve Our Ward Round Woes? A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Accurate and thorough surgical ward round documentation is crucial for maintaining quality clinical care. Accordingly, checklists have been proposed to improve ward round documentation. This systematic review aimed to evaluate the literature investigating the use of checklists to improve surgical ward round documentation.

Methods

MEDLINE, EMBASE, and PsycINFO were searched on August 16, 2021. Study selection, data extraction, and risk of bias assessment were performed in duplicate. We included English studies that investigated the use of checklists during ward rounds in various surgical subspecialties compared to routine care, where the rates of documentation were reported as outcomes. We excluded studies that used checklists in outpatient, non-surgical, or pediat

SUBMITTER: Treloar EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9436887 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature