The structured interdisciplinary rounds combined a structured format for communications with a forum for regular interdisciplinary meetings. Researchers assessed the impact of the interdisciplinary rounds on 185 control patients (concurrent control) and 185 intervention patients admitted 24 weeks after the implementation. Researchers also studied 185 patients (historic control) admitted 24 weeks before implementation of the rounds.
Results of their study showed the rate of adverse events was 3.9 per 100 patient days for intervention patients, compared with 7.2 and 7.7 per 100 patient days for concurrent and historic control patients. Similarly, the rate of preventable adverse events was 0.9 per 100 patient days for intervention patients, compared with 2.8 and 2.1 per 100 patient days for concurrent and historic control patients.
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