Completion and accuracy in charting of anesthetic records in Songklanagarind Hospital.
OBJECTIVE
To audit the completeness and accuracy in charting of anesthetic recorded by hand.


METHODS
A retrospective descriptive study from 890 checklist forms. The classification of complete record as good level and incomplete record including level of fair, poor or no data. The frequency, percentage and the difference of completeness and accuracy in charting of anesthetic records were analyzed by Chi-squared test.


RESULTS
The item of vital signs during anesthesia was one of 44 items that were 100% complete and accurate. The overall average of completeness and accuracy in terms of good, fair, poor quality, and no data was 94.5, 3.1, 0.4, and 2%, respectively. Twenty-two of 44 items had statistically significant difference between complete and incomplete records.


CONCLUSIONS
The charting of anesthetic record remained incomplete and inaccurate in 43 from 44 items, except the item of vital signs. The average of good anesthetic record was 94.5%. The incomplete anesthetic records were caused by illegibility, incorrect data filling, no data, or incomplete detail of each item such as incorrect ASA classification, or problem list etc. Handwritten records should be carefully filled-in to increase completion so that the data could be used as legal evidence.
Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand. qistina.y@psu.ac.th
Qistina
Q
Yunuswangsa
Sasikaarn
S
Nimmaanrat
Wirat
W
Wasinwong
D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D004282:Documentation; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records / Q000592:standards*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013785:Thailand