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Published in: Critical Care 1/2011

Open Access 01-02-2011 | Poster presentation

Effect of a trauma proforma on the quality of documentation in the Emergency Department

Authors: JE Millar, B Fisher, R McLaughlin

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2011

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Improvements in trauma care are driven by an understanding of the patient population and their outcome after injury. In order to achieve this, many centres submit data to trauma registries. This process relies on accurate and comprehensive documentation. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the introduction of a standardised proforma for major trauma patients improved the quality of documentation in an urban Emergency Department (ED). …
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Title
Effect of a trauma proforma on the quality of documentation in the Emergency Department
Authors
JE Millar
B Fisher
R McLaughlin
Publication date
01-02-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc9874

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