Friday, 26 June 2015

Optimising the Pre-Operative Investigative Work Up for Elective Surgical Patients

"Design and implementation of a “Pre-Admission Handbook”, for use by junior doctors and nurse practitioners in the pre-operative setting, reduced the rate of over investigation to 12% in a subsequent, prospective audit cycle of 50 patients, and has improved patient care by standardising the pre-admissions process for elective surgery"

Optimising the Pre-Operative Investigative Work Up for Elective Surgical Patients
N Hack-Adams, N King, M Ahuja, SM Higgs
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2015;4: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u206272.w2608

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