BACKGROUND: Extensive literature identifies that the quality of surgery not only influences morbidity and mortality but also long-term survival and function. This mandates that we develop a system to capture this information on a real-time basis. METHODS: A synoptic surgical template for breast cancer was created; this was digitized and made available to all surgeons in Alberta. RESULTS: The data reference 1,392 breast cancer procedures. Ninety-one percent of reports were submitted within 1 hour and 97% of reports were submitted within 24 hours. Fifty-two percent of reports were completed within 5 minutes. Information quality with respect to completeness of staging information was present in 89%. Eighty-four percent complied with practice guidelines and 89% of breast surgeons adopted the template. Seventy-five percent of users were moderately or highly satisfied with the system. CONCLUSIONS: The experience with the development and implementation of synoptic surgical reporting has proven to be a successful tool for generating quality surgical data. Copyright 2010. Published by Elsevier Inc.
BACKGROUND: Extensive literature identifies that the quality of surgery not only influences morbidity and mortality but also long-term survival and function. This mandates that we develop a system to capture this information on a real-time basis. METHODS: A synoptic surgical template for breast cancer was created; this was digitized and made available to all surgeons in Alberta. RESULTS: The data reference 1,392 breast cancer procedures. Ninety-one percent of reports were submitted within 1 hour and 97% of reports were submitted within 24 hours. Fifty-two percent of reports were completed within 5 minutes. Information quality with respect to completeness of staging information was present in 89%. Eighty-four percent complied with practice guidelines and 89% of breast surgeons adopted the template. Seventy-five percent of users were moderately or highly satisfied with the system. CONCLUSIONS: The experience with the development and implementation of synoptic surgical reporting has proven to be a successful tool for generating quality surgical data. Copyright 2010. Published by Elsevier Inc.
Authors: Peter J Bostrom; Paul J Toren; Hao Xi; Raymond Chow; Tran Truong; Justin Liu; Kelly Lane; Laura Legere; Anjum Chagpar; Alexandre R Zlotta; Antonio Finelli; Neil E Fleshner; Ethan D Grober; Michael A S Jewett Journal: J Am Med Inform Assoc Date: 2011-08-04 Impact factor: 4.497
Authors: Jacqueline M Soegaard Ballester; Kristin E Goodsell; Jae P Ermer; Giorgos C Karakousis; John T Miura; Nicole M Saur; Najjia N Mahmoud; Ari Brooks; Julia C Tchou; Peter E Gabriel; Lawrence N Shulman; Heather Wachtel Journal: Ann Surg Oncol Date: 2021-09-14 Impact factor: 5.344