Open AccessClinical audit on the practice of documentation at preanesthetic evaluation in a specialized university hospital
Author(s) -
Yophtahe Woldegerima Berhe,
Semira D Kemal
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/aer.aer_131_18
Subject(s) - documentation , audit , medicine , medical emergency , medical record , emergency medicine , family medicine , surgery , business , accounting , computer science , programming language
Performing preanesthetic evaluation, documenting, and keeping readily accessible record are responsibilities of anesthetists. Documentation can improve overall patient outcome. It also has an irreplaceable role in medico-legal aspects. Documentation is one of the challenges of providing quality care.