American journal of surgery
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Observational Study
Design and validation of the surgical ward round assessment tool: a quantitative observational study.
Ward round skills are essential for the best management of surgical inpatients, but assessment of their quality has received inadequate attention. This study aims to design and validate the surgical ward round assessment tool (SWAT). ⋯ The SWAT can be used to assess the quality of task-based and nontechnical surgical ward round skills.
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Hospital-centered violence intervention programs (HVIPs) reduce violent injury recidivism. However, dedicated cost analyses of such programs have not yet been published. We hypothesized that the HVIP at our urban trauma center is a cost-effective means for reducing violent injury recidivism. ⋯ Our HVIP is a cost-effective means of preventing recurrent episodes of violent injury in patients hurt by firearms.