Articles: checklist.
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Jun 2011
[French surgical checklist in a universitary hospital: achievements one year after implementation].
Implementation of the checklist "Safe surgery saves live" (CL) is associated with reduction of perioperative morbidity and mortality. In France, CL is mandatory in operating rooms (OR) since January 2010. The objective of this work was to evaluate the level of the roll out of the CL in our institution, a French universitary hospital. ⋯ CL evaluation restricted to levels of use is limited and should be extended to a qualitative evaluation. Communication in the OR remains insufficient and represents an important quality improvement aim to improve security in the OR.
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Jun 2011
Editorial Comment[Safety of care: what place for proceduralization?].
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Research suggests that surgical safety checklists can reduce mortality and other postoperative complications. The real world impact of surgical safety checklists on patient outcomes, however, depends on the effectiveness of hospitals' implementation processes. ⋯ The impact of surgical safety checklists on patient outcomes is likely to vary with the effectiveness of each hospital's implementation process. Further research is needed to confirm these findings and reveal additional factors supportive of checklist implementation.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · May 2011
Impact of a computerized note template/checklist on documented adherence to institutional criteria for determination of neurologic death in a pediatric intensive care unit.
Variability exists in the documentation of death by neurologic criteria in children. We hypothesized that the use of a note template/checklist, which included directive (educational) prompts based on institutional neurologic determination of death criteria, improved thoroughness of documentation within our institutional guidelines for the neurologic determination of death. ⋯ Use of a note template/checklist to guide and document neurologic determination of death improved adherence to institutional criteria for assessment of cessation of neurologic function.