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One-quarter to one half of pediatric appendicitis patients present with ruptured appendicitis and about 3%–25% go on to form postoperative intra-abdominal abscesses. The optimal timing of postoperative imaging for suspected abscess formation has been a subject of debate.All patients who underwent appendectomy for complex appendicitis and were not discharged before postoperative day (POD) #5 from April...
Electronic health records (EHR) have been adopted across the nation at tremendous effort and expense. The purpose of this study was to assess improvements in accuracy, efficiency, and patient safety for a high-volume pediatric surgical service with adoption of an EHR-generated handoff and rounding list. The quality and quantity of errors were compared pre- and post-EHR-based list implementation. A...
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