Surgical checklist application and its impact on patient safety in pediatric surgery

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
S N OakS V Parelkar

Abstract

Surgical care is an essential component of health care of children worldwide. Incidences of congenital anomalies, trauma, cancers and acquired diseases continue to rise and along with that the impact of surgical intervention on public health system also increases. It then becomes essential that the surgical teams make the procedures safe and error proof. The World Health Organization (WHO) has instituted the surgical checklist as a global initiative to improve surgical safety. To assess the acceptance, application and adherence to the WHO Safe Surgery Checklist in Pediatric Surgery Practice at a university teaching hospital. In a prospective study, spanning 2 years, the checklist was implemented for all patients who underwent operative procedures under general anesthesia. The checklist identified three phases of an operation, each corresponding to a specific period in the normal flow of work: Before the induction of anesthesia ("sign in"), before the skin incision ("time out") and before the patient leaves the operating room ("sign out"). In each phase, an anesthesiologist,-"checklist coordinator," confirmed that the anesthesia, surgery and nursing teams have completed the listed tasks before proceeding with the operation and e...Continue Reading

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Jun 30, 2015·Journal of Postgraduate Medicine·E A SmithS D Moffatt-Bruce
Dec 3, 2015·Revista latino-americana de enfermagem·Maria Paula de Oliveira PiresMaria Angélica Sorgini Peterlini
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