Implementation of a new emergency room protocol at a University Medical Center in Germany: basis for improved flow of information, adequate quality management and scientific assessment

Der Anaesthesist
D RossM Bauer

Abstract

After analyzing the existing documentation protocol for the emergency room (ER), the department of anesthesiology of the Medical University of Göttingen (UMG) developed a new department-specific ER protocol. The objective was to improve the flow of patient information from the preclinical situation through the emergency room to the early inpatient period. With this in mind a new emergency protocol was developed that encompasses the very heterogeneic patient collective in the ER as well as forming a basis for quality management and scientific investigation, taking user friendliness and efficiency into consideration. A strategical development of a new emergency room protocol is represented, which was realized using a self-developed 8-step approach. Technical support and realization was carried out using the Scribus 1.4.2 open source desktop and GIMP 2.8.4 GNU image manipulation graphic programs. The new emergency room protocol was developed based on scientific knowledge and defined targets. The following 13 sections represent the contents of the new protocol: general characteristics, emergency event, initial findings and interventions, vital parameters, injury pattern, vascular access, hemodynamics, hemogram/blood gas analysis (B...Continue Reading

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