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7378962

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1980-8-15
pubmed:abstractText
Practical peer review by means of a clinical audit requires complete documentation, critical assessment and open discussion of difficulties or errors in patient management. The quality of care in a large surgical department was monitored using weekly on-the-ward capture of complications and immediate feedback to involved surgeons. Retrospective peer review of surgical deaths judged the process of patient care in three categories--treatment, investigation and documentation; feedback was also provided. Seven of the 10 surgical services each collected morbidity data for at least 40 weeks in 1976 and 44 weeks in 1977. In 1978, 8 of the 10 services collected data for 50 weeks or more. The number of patients reviewed was 3520 in 1978. Of these, 822 (23%) had complications in 1976, 703 (16%) in 1977 and 918 (17%) in 1978. In 1976, 260 patients died; the quality of care was considered to have been adequate in 67%. In 1977, 278 patients died; in 76% the management was considered adequate. In 1978, 231 patients died; in 68% management was satisfactory. This clinical audit system is suitable for computer programming and can provide a complete and accurate report of the entire spectrum of complications.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0008-428X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
278-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-8-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1980
pubmed:articleTitle
Clinical audit of surgery in a large teaching hospital.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article