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The use of abbreviations in surgical note keeping

Abbreviations are used to improve the speed of note keeping and to simplify patient notes. However studies have shown that they can reduce clarity, increase mistakes and cause confusion in management plans. Our review highlights the misuse of abbreviations in surgical note keeping.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Collard, B., Royal, A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4398819/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25893094
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2015.03.008