Checklist-styled daily sign-out rounds improve hospital throughput in a major trauma center

American Surgeon

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 434-440

  Lee, John C ^a   Horst, Michael ^a   Rogers, Amelia ^a   Rogers, Frederick B ^a   Wu, Daniel ^a   Evans, Tracy ^a   Edavettal, Mathew ^a  

^a Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Physicians Geriatrics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CHECKLIST; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLICATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES; CLINICAL HANDOVER; EVALUATION STUDY; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

CHECKLIST; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT HANDOFF; PENNSYLVANIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84904546029     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: 15559823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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