AHRQ Patient Safety Network ► Current issues in patient safety in surgery: a review.

AHRQ Patient Safety Network



Current issues in patient safety in surgery: a review.

Kim FJ, da Silva RD, Gustafson D, Nogueira L, Harlin T, Paul DL. Patient Saf Surg. 2015;9:26.

Universal strategies and tools for improvement may be less effective if not tailored to a specific environment and use. This review highlights interventions such as checklists and curriculum development that should be adapted for particular surgical specialties to prevent errors in those settings.

PubMed citation 
Free full text 

Related Resources

STUDY

An electronic checklist improves transfer and retention of critical information at intraoperative handoff of care.

Agarwala AV, Firth PG, Albrecht MA, Warren L, Musch G. Anesth Analg. 2015;120:96-104.

STUDY

Evaluation of the effectiveness of a surgical checklist in Medicare patients.

Reames BN, Scally CP, Thumma JR, Dimick JB. Med Care. 2015;53:87-94.

STUDY

Suboptimal compliance with surgical safety checklists in Colorado: a prospective observational study reveals differences between surgical specialties.

Biffl WL, Gallagher AW, Pieracci FM, Berumen C. Patient Saf Surg. 2015;9:5.

STUDY

Sustainability and long-term effectiveness of the WHO surgical safety checklist combined with pulse oximetry in a resource-limited setting: two-year update from Moldova.

Kim RY, Kwakye G, Kwok AC, et al. JAMA Surg. 2015;150:473-479.

View all related resources...