Open AccessSupracondylar Humeral Fracture Documentation: A Performance Improvement Study
Author(s) -
James Andy Sullivan,
James R. Gregory,
Kevin F. Wiley,
Deborah S. Parris,
Julie A. Stoner
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of pediatric orthopaedics/journal of pediatric orthopedics
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.318
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1539-2570
pISSN - 0271-6798
DOI - 10.1097/bpo.0000000000001372
Subject(s) - documentation , medicine , medical record , exact test , retrospective cohort study , medline , test (biology) , humerus , clinical significance , surgery , paleontology , computer science , political science , law , biology , programming language
Supracondylar fractures of the humerus (SCH) are the most common fractures about the elbow in children that require operative stabilization. Considering the possible complications involved including nerve deficit and compartment syndrome, documentation is crucial to good patient care. It also is of prime importance for justification or defense of our care should this arise. One of the common concerns in transition from written documentation to an electronic medical record (EMR) is availability of proper documentation. We sought to develop an established EMR protocol to streamline and improve proper care and documentation for SCH fractures. This was in response to poor documentation in an initial retrospective evaluation.