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ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2024

Assessment of manual operation note documentation practice: a cross-sectional study.

Nega Getachew Tegegne, Demeke Yilkal Fentie, Biresaw Ayen Tegegne, Belete Muluadam Admassie

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Article in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Nega Getachew TegegneDepartment of Anesthesia, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, South Gondar.
Demeke Yilkal FentieDepartment of Anesthesia, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, North Gondar, Ethiopia.
Biresaw Ayen TegegneDepartment of Anesthesia, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, North Gondar, Ethiopia.
Belete Muluadam AdmassieDepartment of Anesthesia, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, North Gondar, Ethiopia.

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Abstract

Background: Operation note documentation captures the key findings and subtle elements of a surgical strategy and is crucial for patient safety. Poor operation note documentation can negatively influence postoperative patient care. This study aimed to assess manual operation note documentation practice. Methods: An institutional-based, cross-sectional study was conducted from 30 March to 30 April 2022, on 240 operation notes of patient data. Data were entered and analyzed by SPSS version 20. According to the RCSE, the Royal College of Surgeons of England, the practice of operation note documentation was rated excellent for each variable when it met 100%, good if it met more than 50%, and poor if it met less than 50% of the operation notes of patient data. Results: All operation notes ( Conclusions and recommendations: Compared to the standard, all operation note documentation was incomplete and below the standard. We recommend that this comprehensive and specialized hospital administrator implement a new format for operation notes that incorporates RCSE requirements.

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documentationmedical recordsoperation notessurgical note

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PMID38222752
PMCPMC10783387

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