The computerized synoptic operative report is superior to the dictated report in the documentation of important preoperative and intraoperative data. Although checklists and templates are not new in medicine, the use of a synoptic operative report as a surgical educational tool is a novel concept. Each resident who participated in our study had to develop a better understanding of the operative procedure in order to complete a more accurate synoptic report.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Ilia Gur (2011) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched one closely related paper. Consider it for comparative context: