scholarly journals Operating Room Emergency Manuals Improve Patient Safety: A Systemic Review

Cureus ◽  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wayne R Simmons ◽  
Jeff Huang
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Operating Room ◽  
Improve Patient Safety ◽  
Systemic Review ◽  
Improve Patient

Outcomes, Regulation, and Quality Improvement

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Metzner ◽  
Karen B. Domino
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Pulse Oximetry ◽  
Operating Room ◽  
Continuous Quality Improvement ◽  
Improve Patient Safety ◽  
Remote Locations ◽  
Continuous Quality ◽  
National Patient ◽  
Improve Patient

To improve the safety of patients undergoing procedures in remote locations, practitioners should be familiar with rigorous continuous quality improvement systems, national and regulatory patient safety efforts, as well as complications related to anesthesia/sedation in out of the operating room (OOOR) settings. This chapter discusses severe outcomes and mechanisms of injury in OOOR locations, national patient safety and regulatory efforts that may be adapted to the OOOR setting, and quality improvement efforts essential to track outcomes and improve patient safety. Patient safety can be improved by adherence to respiratory monitoring (e.g., pulse oximetry and capnography), sedation standards/guidelines and national patient safety and regulatory efforts, and development of vigorous quality improvement systems to measure outcomes and make changes.

Anesthesia and Sedation Outside of the Operating Room: Outcomes, Regulation, and Quality Improvement

2011 ◽  
pp. 62-73
Author(s):  
Julia Metzner ◽  
Karen B. Domino
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Operating Room ◽  
Continuous Quality Improvement ◽  
Improve Patient Safety ◽  
Anesthesia Care ◽  
Remote Locations ◽  
Continuous Quality ◽  
National Patient ◽  
Improve Patient

Providing anesthesia care in areas outside the operating room (OOOR) has numerous challenges, including an unfamiliar environment; inadequate anesthesia support; deficient resources; cramped, dark, small rooms; and variability of monitoring modalities. In addition, sicker patients are undergoing more complex procedures in areas that may be physically located far from the OR environment. To improve safety of patients undergoing procedures in remote locations, practitioners need to be familiar with development of rigorous continuous quality improvement systems, national and regulatory patient safety efforts, as well as complications related to anesthesia/sedation in OOOR settings. This chapter will identify severe outcomes and mechanisms of injury in these remote locations, national patient safety and regulatory efforts that may be adapted to the OOOR setting, and quality improvement efforts essential to track outcomes and improve patient safety.

Making the Operating Room of the Future Safer

2006 ◽  
Vol 72 (11) ◽  
pp. 1102-1108
Author(s):  
Caprice C. Greenberg ◽  
Emilie M. Roth ◽  
Thomas B. Sheridan ◽  
Tejal K. Gandhi ◽  
Michael L. Gustafson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Operating Room ◽  
Improve Patient Safety ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Process Variations ◽  
Limited Data ◽  
Improved Outcomes ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
Future Work ◽  
Improve Patient

There is an increasing demand for interventions to improve patient safety, but there is limited data to guide such reform. In particular, because much of the existing research is outcome-driven, we have a limited understanding of the factors and process variations that influence safety in the operating room. In this article, we start with an overview of safety terminology, suggesting a model that emphasizes “safety” rather than “error” and that can encompass the spectrum of events occurring in the operating room. Next, we provide an introduction to techniques that can be used to understand safety at the point of care and we review the data that exists relating such studies to improved outcomes. Future work in this area will need to prospectively study the processes and factors that impact patient safety and vulnerability in the operating room.

scholarly journals Using human factors engineering to improve patient safety in the cardiovascular operating room

Work ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 1801-1804 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayse P. Gurses ◽  
Elizabeth A. Martinez ◽  
Laura Bauer ◽  
George Kim ◽  
Lisa H. Lubomski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Operating Room ◽  
Improve Patient Safety ◽  
Human Factors Engineering ◽  
Improve Patient

scholarly journals Medication Safety in the Operating Room: Teaming Up to Improve Patient Safety

2008 ◽  
Vol 11 (sp) ◽  
pp. 54-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rozina Merali ◽  
Beverley Orser ◽  
Alexandra Leeksma ◽  
Shirley Lingard ◽  
Susan Belo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Operating Room ◽  
Medication Safety ◽  
Improve Patient Safety ◽  
Improve Patient

scholarly journals PATIENT SAFETY IN THE OPERATING ROOM: HELSINKI DECLARATION IMPLEMENTATION IN UKRAINE

2021 ◽  
pp. 38-44
Author(s):  
K. BIELKA ◽  
I. KUCHYN ◽  
N. SEMENKO
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Operating Room ◽  
Improve Patient Safety ◽  
Postgraduate Education ◽  
Perioperative Period ◽  
National Medical ◽  
Medical Institutions ◽  
Helsinki Declaration ◽  
Improve Patient

Patient safety in the operative and perioperative period is critically important. The consequences of anesthesia complications have a significant impact on long-term surgical outcomes, quality of life of patients, morbidity and mortality. The purpose of the study was to assess the implementation of the components of the Helsinki Declaration in the practice of Ukrainian hospitals. Materials and methods. The survey was conducted in March-June 2021 by filling out a standard Google form. The link to the survey was distributed on the official page of the Association of Anesthesiologists of Ukraine, through social networks Facebook and Instagram on the official pages of the Department of Surgery, Anesthesiology and Intensive Care of the Institute of Postgraduate Education of the Bogomolets National Medical University. A total of 174 respondents took part in the survey. According to the results, 79.3% of respondents are aware of the Helsinki Declaration on Patient Safety in Anesthesiology. Among the respondents, only 43% stated that the principles of the Helsinki Declaration had been implemented in their medical institutions, and 20.9% about plans to implement the principles in the near future. At the same time, in 36% of medical institutions the principles of the declaration are not used and their implementation is not planned. The Safe Surgery checklist is always used by 18.7% of respondents, sometimes by 18.7%, and 29.2% of respondents have never about a checklist. Only 47% of doctors have an airway table in the operating room, and only 30% document the inspection of equipment before anesthesia. Most physicians noted that they used protocols in their practice, but 10% said they mostly did not. Regarding the report of complications, only 46% of hospitals have a separate form (journal), most doctors only inform the head of complications orally. Measures to improve patient safety in medical institutions in 2012-2014 were implemented by 24.1% of respondents, in 2015-2017 by 19.1%, in 2018 – 10.6%, in 2019-2020 – 10,2% of respondents. Most of the respondents stated that the quality of the department’s work has improved and the level of patient safety has improved after the application of these principles in their work. The study showed that while significant positive steps are being taken to improve patient safety, there are still many challenges and opportunities for improvement.

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