Researchers evaluated the completeness of breast cancer narrative operative reports dictated by the attending surgeon compared with synoptic computerized operative reports made by an operating resident. They found that the synoptic operating report contained 94.7 percent of the preoperative and operative data while the dictated operative report contained only 66 percent. In addition, 11 of 15 items in the general and preoperative sections and 6 of 21 items in the intraoperative section of the dictated report were underreported compared with those items in the synoptic report.
The researchers concluded that synoptic operative reports can be used as a surgical educational tool to help residents gain a better understanding of the operative procedure.
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