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Anesthesia Charting Fidelity Study

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified July 2010 by University Hospital Case Medical Center.
Recruitment status was  Not yet recruiting
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
University Hospital Case Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01179932
First received: July 26, 2010
Last updated: August 10, 2010
Last verified: July 2010
History of Changes
  Purpose

Primary Objective: Conduct a prospective, observational pilot study that assesses the frequency and severity of anesthesia charting fidelity weaknesses in three separate clinical environments (Cardiac surgical operating room, cardiac surgical intensive care unit, and electrophysiology laboratory) as assessed by a customized error scoring system that focuses on the magnitude of errors among multiple continuous, categorical and dichotomous variables. The errors are being assessed in order to identify the most common charting inaccuracies so that target areas appropriate for testing of improvement strategies may be isolated.


Condition Intervention
Anesthesia
 Other: No Intervention Used

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: Acute Anesthesia Charting Fidelity Quality Assessment Pilot Study

Further study details as provided by University Hospital Case Medical Center:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Frequency/severity of anesthesia charting fidelity weaknesses in cardiac care based clinical environments as assessed by an error scoring system. [ Time Frame: A total of thirty separate anesthesia records will be inidividually assessed and compared to the data prospectively collected during each corresponding anesthetic (lasting an average of 5 hours in the OR and 45 min in the EP lab. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    A single dedicated observer with focused clinical education will continually scribe observations made with close attention to detail (e.g., time of event, drug administered, dose of drug, route of administration of drug) using a prospectively designed data collection tool. This record of events will then be compared to the clinician charted anesthesia record in order to assess the frequency and severity of errors ocurring within the anesthesia record. A customized scoring system will be employed to grade the observed errors noted in the anesthesia record.


Estimated Enrollment: 30
Study Start Date: August 2010
Estimated Study Completion Date: August 2011
Estimated Primary Completion Date: August 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Groups/Cohorts Assigned Interventions
Anesthesia Record
The nursing and anesthesia records will be examined for accuracy and completeness
 Other: No Intervention Used
Our study is observational; therefore, there is no type of intervention being used.

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  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population

Deidentified patients undergoing a cardiac surgical procedure or undergoing select electrophysiologic procedures as well as the corresponding clinical staff caring for them.

Criteria

a. Inclusion criteria:

  1. Male or female patients ≥ 18 years of age

  2. Patients and the hospital staff that are caring for them, scheduled to undergo any cardiac surgical procedure that involves the use of both general anesthesia (with planned computer assisted charting using the PISCES system) and cardiopulmonary bypass, including postoperative intensive care unit monitoring -or- Patients and the hospital staff caring for them scheduled to undergo select electrophysiologic procedures (detailed below 1 - 3) involving the administration of general anesthesia in the electrophysiology laboratory with planned manual paper charting

    1. Defibrillation threshold testing using non-invasive programmed stimulation of an implantable cardiovertor defibrillator (ICD)
    2. Transesophageal echocardiography guided electrical cardioversion of patients with supraventricular arrhythmias
    3. Electrical cardioversion of patients with supraventricular arrhythmias
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01179932

Contacts
Contact: Edwin G Avery, MD 216-844-7334 Edwin.Avery@uhhospitals.org

Locations
United States, Ohio
University Hospitals Case Medical Center Not yet recruiting
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106
Contact: Edwin G Avery, MD     216-844-7334     Edwin.Avery@uhhospitals.org    
Sub-Investigator: James Rowbottom, MD            
Sub-Investigator: John C Klick, MD            
Sub-Investigator: James Reynolds, PhD            
Sub-Investigator: Howard Nearman, MD            
Sub-Investigator: Alan Markowitz, MD            
Sponsors and Collaborators
University Hospital Case Medical Center
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Edwin G Avery, MD UH Case Medical Center
  More Information

Publications:

Responsible Party: Edwin Avery, Principle Investigator, University Hospitals
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01179932     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: Charting Pilot
Study First Received: July 26, 2010
Last Updated: August 10, 2010
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by University Hospital Case Medical Center:
Pilot
Charting
Anesthesia Record
 Cardiac surgical operating room
Cardiac surgical intensive care unit
Electrophysiology lab

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Anesthetics
Central Nervous System Depressants
Physiological Effects of Drugs
 Pharmacologic Actions
Central Nervous System Agents
Therapeutic Uses

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 19, 2013