title: Quality of operation notes in orthopaedic hip arthroplasty surgery: are we complying with British Orthopaedic Association's guide to good practice?
abstract: This retrospective audit evaluates the compliance of our operation notes with the British Orthopaedic Society Primary Hip Arthroplasty 'A guide to good practice' using a 24-data point question (BOA 2006). Ninety-nine notes reviewed, of which 94% had patient identifiers, the surgical team was documented in 92.5%, post-operative instruction in 97%, and prosthesis stability in 97% of cases. Despite high standards, we did not achieve the 100% gold standard. We suggest that increased awareness of the 24-point BOA guideline via education and proformas would help to ensure better practice
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull Royal Infirmary, Anlaby Road, Hull, HU3 2JZ. menax2k@yahoo.com
authors.forename: C U
authors.initials: CU
authors.lastname: Menakaya
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull Royal Infirmary and Yorkshire and the Humber Postgraduate Deanery, University of Leeds.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ingoe
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull Royal Infirmary and Yorkshire and the Humber Postgraduate Deanery, University of Leeds.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Malhotra
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull Royal Infirmary and Yorkshire and the Humber Postgraduate Deanery, University of Leeds.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull Royal Infirmary and Yorkshire and the Humber Postgraduate Deanery, University of Leeds.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Boddice
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull Royal Infirmary.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohsen
mesh_terms: D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records / Q000592:standards*; D012955:Societies, Medical; D006113:United Kingdom