Abstract:ContextWe undertook this improvement project in the Acute Receiving Unit (ARU) of the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh.ProblemThere is a fast turnover of patients on ARU. Patients are often discharged prior to all their investigation results being available. Outstanding results must be reviewed in a timely fashion to ensure appropriate action is taken. This is critical to patient management.Assessment of problem and analysis of its causeIn 2011 an audit of time to review results showed considerabl… Show more
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