General Surgery Resident Educational Session Improves Accuracy of Wound Classification

SWC has been incorporated into several risk assessment models used by hospitals, third-party payers, and regulatory agencies to measure hospital outcomes and determine reimbursement.2 Despite the clinical importance of SWC, studies have consistently demonstrated poor documentation accuracy. [...]postintervention wound class accuracy by PGY level showed statistically significant improvements at all PGY levels except PGY5 residents (Fig. 2). [...]our independent reviewers relied on the detailed operative notes to determine correct wound classification. [...]any errors or omissions in the operative notes would affect the conclusions of our study. [...]because we only have one postintervention time point, we cannot determine whether the improvement seen after our educational intervention is sustained and at what time refresher training would be indicated to maintain a high level of accuracy.