None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study was to understand how accurately surgical ward round patient case notes are. This was achieved by comparing audio-visual recordings of the ward round, to patient case notes. The hypothesis of this study is that ward round case notes are accurate and capture what is discussed in the ward round.
Interventions
General Surgical Patients admitted to South 2 Ward of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital were enrolled in this study. Patients were audio-visually recorded using a small camera during ward rounds. The videos were then transcribed verbatim and compared to the patient case notes retrospectively to assess how accurately the notes captured the discussions had and decisions made. Observations that were being collected involved, number of times patient asked a question and duration of speaking time from the
General Surgical Patients admitted to South 2 Ward of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital were enrolled in this study. Patients were audio-visually recorded using a small camera during ward rounds. The videos were then transcribed verbatim and compared to the patient case notes retrospectively to assess how accurately the notes captured the discussions had and decisions made. Observations that were being collected involved, number of times patient asked a question and duration of speaking time from the patient. Patients were note asked to complete any questionaries. The overall time of observation was for the duration of the surgical ward round which usually lasted between 2 and 10 minutes. The video recording started when the surgical team walked in, and was stopped as soon as the last member left.
Sponsors
The University of Adelaide
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Patients will be eligible and approached by study investigators if admitted to the South 2 ward of The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, over the age of 18 and under the care of clinician(s) enrolled in the study.
Exclusion criteria
The absence of informed consent, either by lack of capacity or rejection of participation. Non-English speaking patients will also be excluded
Outcome results
None listed