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Relationships of the Location and Content of Rounds to Specialty, Institution, Patient-Census, and Team Size

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  • James R Priest
  • Sylvia Bereknyei
  • Kambria Hooper
  • Clarence H Braddock III

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Objective: Existing observational data describing rounds in teaching hospitals are 15 years old, predate duty-hour regulations, are limited to one institution, and do not include pediatrics. We sought to evaluate the effect of medical specialty, institution, patient-census, and team participants upon time at the bedside and education occurring on rounds. Methods and Participants: Between December of 2007 and October of 2008 we performed 51 observations at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Seattle Children's Hospital, Stanford University Hospital, and the University of Washington Medical Center of 35 attending physicians. We recorded minutes spent on rounds in three location and seven activity categories, members of the care team, and patient-census. Results: Results presented are means. Pediatric rounds had more participants (8.2 vs. 4.1 physicians, p

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  • James R Priest & Sylvia Bereknyei & Kambria Hooper & Clarence H Braddock III, 2010. "Relationships of the Location and Content of Rounds to Specialty, Institution, Patient-Census, and Team Size," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 5(6), pages 1-7, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0011246
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011246
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