Articles: checklist.
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Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther · Oct 2014
[OR management - Checklists for OR-design for OR-managers - results of a workshop].
The construction of an operating room (OR) suite represents an important intermediate- and long term investment. The planning process starts with the quantitative estimation of the procedures to be carried out which defines the operative capacity for the life time of the facility. This permits the calculation of the number of ORs and the definition of the resources for the recovery room, the intermediate care and intensive care unit. ⋯ Dedicated locations for a simultaneous preparation of the instrumentation tables permit parallel processing. Thus an adequate capacity of preparation rooms and storage rooms is necessary. Dressing rooms, rest rooms, showers and lounges are important for the working conditions and should be planned in an adequate size and number.
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Cadernos de saúde pública · Jan 2014
[Assessment of adherence to the WHO surgical safety checklist in urological and gynecological surgeries at two teaching hospitals in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte State, Brazil].
The WHO surgical safety checklist is a useful tool for decreasing the number of adverse events in hospitals, but its implementation is still a challenge. This study aimed to assess adherence to the checklist in urological and gynecological surgeries at two teaching hospitals in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. A cross-sectional observational design was used, elective surgeries were selected, and data were collected from medical charts. ⋯ Of the 375 surgeries reviewed, 61% included a checklist and 4% were correctly filled out. The existence of a checklist was associated with gynecological surgeries (OR = 130.18) and longer operating time (OR = 2.13), while quality of the checklist was related to urological surgeries (β = 26.36). Adherence to the checklist needs to be improved, and the observed differences suggest the influence of distinct implementation strategies at the two institutions.