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Structure, content, unsafe abbreviations, and completeness of discharge summaries: A retrospective analysis in a University Hospital in Austria.

Christine Maria SchwarzMagdalena HoffmannChristian SmolleMichael EiberBianca StoiserGudrun PregartnerLars-Peter KamolzGerald Sendlhofer
Published in: Journal of evaluation in clinical practice (2021)
In conclusion, DS are often lacking important items. Particularly important are a detailed medication history and recommendations for further medication that should always be listed in each DS. It is thus necessary to design and implement changes that improve the completeness of DS. An important quality improvement can be achieved by avoiding the use of ambiguous abbreviations.
Keyphrases
  • quality improvement
  • healthcare
  • adverse drug
  • patient safety
  • clinical practice