Discharge Haiku
A discharge haiku is a form of discharge summary that is inspired by Japanese poetry and summarizes a long hospitalization in 3 phrases of 5, 7, and 5 syllables. It is the most efficient and beautiful way to present a complicated hospital course.
Examples of a Discharge Haiku
Patient admitted
Some stuff happened in between
Patient was discharged
Patient had a cough
Man, she coughed and coughed and coughed
Discharge to hospice
Transferred to MICU
Intubated and pressors
Is it time for lunch?
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