Naslov
The WHO Surgical safety Checklist-Improving our safety culture practises

Autori
Luetić, Tomislav ;

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, neobjavljeni rad, znanstveni

Skup
III Path International Conference Closing the gap between measurement and quality improvement

Mjesto i datum
Brijuni, Hrvatska, 23.09.2010. - 25.09.2010

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Pozvano predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
surgical safety culture; checklist; WHO

Sažetak
We have been using surgical safety check list since October 2009. The specific aims of this study were to describe our efforts to improve operating room safety through implementation of checklist, to evaluate the compliance with surgical checklist and with practices known to reduce complications and enhance teamwork. Surgeons, anaesthetists, and nurses who worked in our operating room department were surveyed / interviewed about their satisfaction with the checklist and we analyze their attitudes toward the process and safety culture in the OR with the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire, which measures safety culture, including the quality of communication and collaboration among health care providers. Compliance with the checklist at our facility has been quite good and team members have expressed satisfaction with the flow and content of the checklist. Surgeons who participated in the survey rated teamwork higher than nurses and anaesthetists. On five of nine safety culture items, nurses had a less favourable perception than did surgeons and anaesthetists. The survey results suggest that strategic planning of patient safety needs enhancement. Changing a culture is difficult and should be accomplished through the work of surgeons to promote principles of teamwork and communication for safe operating room practices.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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