Implementation of a checklist to enhance operation note quality at a UK burns centre

ConclusionTo our knowledge, this is the first study in available literature to show that a burns surgery-specific checklist can significantly improve burns operation note quality. This presents a simple and cheap method to improve note quality and may enhance post-operative intra/inter-team communication and patient care. At our unit, we have now developed an electronic checklist format with mandatory field completion to facilitate total compliance.
Source: Burns - Category: Dermatology Source Type: research