CHARTER OF THE ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL

2017 ◽  
pp. 311-315 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. e001274
Author(s):  
Sean Testrow ◽  
Ryan McGovern ◽  
Vicki Tully

Effective communication between members of the multidisciplinary team is imperative for patient safety. Within the Medicine for the Elderly wards at Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH) in Dundee, we identified an inefficient process of information-sharing between the orthopaedics outpatient department (OPD) at the main teaching hospital and our hospital’s rehabilitation teams, and sought to improve this by introducing several changes to the work system. Our aim was for all patients who attended the OPD clinic to have a plan communicated to the RVH team within 24 hours.Before our intervention, clinic letters containing important instructions for ongoing rehabilitation were dictated by the OPD team, transcribed and uploaded to an electronic system before the RVH team could access them. We analysed clinic attendances over a 4-week period and found that it took 15 days on average for letters to be shared with the RVH teams. We worked with both teams to develop a clinical communication tool and new processes, aiming to expedite the sharing of key information. Patients attended the OPD with this form, the clinician completed it at the time of their appointment and the form returned with the patient to RVH on the same day.We completed multiple Plan–Do–Study–Act cycles; before our project was curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic. During our study period, seven patients attended the OPD with a form, with all seven returning to RVH with a completed treatment plan documented by the OPD clinician. This allowed rehabilitation teams to have access to clinic instructions generated by orthopaedic surgeons almost immediately after a patient attended the clinic, essentially eliminating the delay in information-sharing.The introduction of a simple communication tool and processes to ensure reliable transfer of information can expedite information-sharing between secondary care teams and can potentially reduce delays in rehabilitation.


2006 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 541-549 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giane Sprada Mira ◽  
Lys Mary Bileski Candido ◽  
Jean François Yale

Este estudo prospectivo avaliou a dose mínima de sangue, precisão e exatidão da glicemia capilar obtidos em glicosímetro digital. Foram avaliados 108 portadores de diabetes mellitus tipo 1 (DM1), adolescentes e adultos, de ambos os sexos, recrutados junto à Clínica de Diabetes do Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Canadá, durante 6 meses. No monitoramento capilar, foi utilizado glicosímetro AccuChek Compact (Roche). Para o volume, testaram-se 6 amostras de sangue, em três glicosímetros, utilizando o desenho cross-over (432 leituras). Para exatidão, comparou-se 100 amostras de sangue arterial e venoso, testadas no glicosímetro e no laboratório. Para precisão, testou-se repetidamente duas amostras de sangue venoso e soluções-controle. Os resultados demonstraram que o volume de 3,0 µL de sangue é suficiente para leitura reprodutível. Os resultados da glicemia venosa e capilar obtidos pelo glicosímetro e testadas no laboratório não apresentaram diferença estatisticamente significativa (p > 0,05). Comparação dos valores de glicemia capilar medida pelo glicosímetro com glicemia venosa e capilar medida no laboratório resultou em coeficientes de correlação de 0,9819 e 0,9842, respectivamente. Estes dados confirmam a alta exatidão e precisão do glicosímetro testado. O estabelecimento de punção digital de 3,0 µL pode ter impacto positivo na aderência ao automonitoramento.


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