标题：An audit of patient inclusion in retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) screening and whether discharge summaries contained ROP information with suggestions for improvement
摘要：In a busy neonatal unit with a number of very sick children it can be difficult to highlight those children requiring retinopathy of prematurity screening and to include this in the patient's discharge summary to ensure continuity of care. This audit looks at how efficiently children are included in the retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) screening programme at one tertiary referral unit and how well information is recorded in the discharge summary. A total of 185 infants were audited over two, 3-month periods with a sticker system for the notes devised between measurements. Re-audit showed improvement in the numbers included for ROP screening and the frequency with which ROP information was included in the discharge summaries. This simple, low cost system provides an effective method of ensuring optimum care for premature infants with ROP.
