• Ana Paula Pancieri, Bruna Pegorer Santos, Marla Andréia Garcia de Avila, and Eliana Mara Braga.
• Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Pretom Especialista em Centro Cirúgico, Recuperagno Ribeiro Preto, São Paulo, Brasil. appancieri@yahoo.com.br
• Rev Gaucha Enferm. 2013 Mar 1;34(1):71-8.

AbstractThis study aimed to apply the WHO surgical safety checklist in the surgical specialties of a university hospital and to evaluate the opinion of the team regarding the influence of its application on the safety of the surgical process and on the interpersonal communication of the team. It is a descriptive, analytical qualitative field study conducted in the surgical center of a university hospital Data were collected by applying the checklist in a total of 30 surgeries. The researcher conducted its application in three phases, and then members of the surgical team were invited to voluntarily participate in the study, signifying their agreement to participate by signing an informed consent form and answering guiding questions. Bardin's Content Analysis Method was used to organize and analyze the data. The subjects did not notice any changes in their interpersonal communication when using the checklist; however, they gave suggestions and reported that its use provided greater safety to the procedure.

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