Open AccessLista de verificación de seguridad de la cirugía: logros y dificultades de su implementación en un hospital pediátrico
Author(s) -
Nora Dackiewicz,
Laura Viteritti,
Beatriz E. Marciano,
Marcela Bailez,
Patricia Merino,
Diana Bortolato,
André Jaichenko,
Rodolfo Seminara,
Analía Amarilla
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
archivos argentinos de pediatría
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1668-3501
pISSN - 0325-0075
DOI - 10.5546/aap.2012.503
Subject(s) - checklist , medicine , surgical procedures , surgical team , patient safety , humanities , surgery , health care , psychology , political science , philosophy , law , cognitive psychology
Patient safety in the operating room is a topic of universal concern. Several studies support the existence of a high percentage of complications and a high mortality rate in surgical procedures (0.5 to 5%). The World Health Organization (WHO) has proposed the implementation of surgical check list in order to improve patient safety in the operating room. In Hospital Garrahan, 9600 surgeries and surgical anesthesia for more than 8000 studies and other invasive procedures are performed per year. WHO checklist adaptation and implementation was considered an institutional priority. We describe difficulties and solutions in implementing the surgical checklist. Surgical team involvement in project planning and development was essential.