Compliance in completing checklists in multidisciplinary rounds of intensive care

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Objective Assess compliance in completing a checklist for the multidisciplinary rounds of an intensive care unit (ICU). Methods This mixed-method study, with a quantitative approach (in the first stage) and a qualitative approach (in the second stage), was performed in an adult ICU of a medium-sized hospital in the Southern region of Brazil. The ‘Suspicion for good’ and ‘Multidisciplinary for ICU rounds’ checklists were used in the quantitative collection of data, and a semi-structured questionnaire was used in the qualitative collection. The quantitative data were analyzed using Fisher’s Exact Test, and the qualitative data were analyzed according to content analysis. Integrated analysis was performed using the combination explained above. Results General compliance in completing the checklists was determined in the 1st(94.5%) and 2nd(99.6%) periods investigated. Two categories emerged: checklist in multidisciplinary round (adherence vs. barrier) and compliance with the completion of the items listed in the checklist. Adherence to the checklist and high compliance in completing it showed that this instrument contributes to promoting the safety of critical patients. Conclusion The effective completion of checklists in multidisciplinary rounds is an important safe care management tool in intensive care scenarios.
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