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Electronic Implementation of Integrated End-of-life Care: A Local Approach.
International Journal of Integrated Care 2017 June 21
INTRODUCTION: The Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient is an instrument to deliver integrated care for patients in their last hours of life. Originally a paper-based system, this study investigates the feasibility of an electronic version.
METHODS: An electronic Liverpool Care Pathway was implemented in a specialized palliative care unit of a German university hospital. Its use is exemplified by means of auditing and analysis of the proportion of recorded items.
RESULTS: In the years 2013 and 2014 the electronic Liverpool Care Pathway was used for the care of 159 patients. The uptake of the instrument was high (67%). Most items were recorded. Apart from a high usability, the fast data retrieval allows fast analysis for auditing and research.
CONCLUSIONS AND DISCUSSION: The electronic instrument is feasible in a computerized ward and has strong advantages for retrospective analysis.
TRIAL REGISTRATION: Internal Clinical Trial Register of the Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, No. 2015124683 (7 December 2015).
METHODS: An electronic Liverpool Care Pathway was implemented in a specialized palliative care unit of a German university hospital. Its use is exemplified by means of auditing and analysis of the proportion of recorded items.
RESULTS: In the years 2013 and 2014 the electronic Liverpool Care Pathway was used for the care of 159 patients. The uptake of the instrument was high (67%). Most items were recorded. Apart from a high usability, the fast data retrieval allows fast analysis for auditing and research.
CONCLUSIONS AND DISCUSSION: The electronic instrument is feasible in a computerized ward and has strong advantages for retrospective analysis.
TRIAL REGISTRATION: Internal Clinical Trial Register of the Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, No. 2015124683 (7 December 2015).
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