• Arch Argent Pediatr · Dec 2012

    [Achievements and challenges in implementing the surgical checklist in a pediatric hospital].

    • Nora Dackiewicz, Laura Viteritti, Beatriz Marciano, Marcela Bailez, Patricia Merino, Diana Bortolato, André Jaichenko, Rodolfo Seminara, and Analía Amarilla.
    • Gestión de Calidad, Hospital de Pediatría Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan, Argentina. noradack@gmail.com
    • Arch Argent Pediatr. 2012 Dec 1;110(6):503-8.

    AbstractPatient 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.

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