Assessing the Adherence of Operative Notes for Laparoscopic Appendectomy with the Royal College of Surgeons Guidelines

Autor: Rehman Alvi, Fatima Mannan, Roger Christopher Gill, Abdul Ahad Sohail
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan. 31:202-205
ISSN: 1681-7168
1022-386X
DOI: 10.29271/jcpsp.2021.02.202
Popis: Objective: To determine the frequency of adherence of laparoscopic appendectomy operative notes with the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) guidelines at the tertiary care centre. Study Design: A clinical audit report. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi between January and June 2018. METHODOLOGY Operative notes of laparoscopic appendectomy, written by residents of general surgery from trainee levels R1 to R5 during the study period, were included in the study. Each component from RCS guidelines, was assessed. The response to every question in proforma was marked either as Y=Yes or N=No. Overall score of more than 70% was chosen arbitrarily as a qualifying standard for an adequate operative note. Data were analysed by using SPSS (version 21). A p-value of
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