Patient safety experts have developed checklists to address the most frequently occurring operating room crises and tested their effectiveness, according to an AORN report and an abstract of the study ...

The use of the World Health Organization's Surgical Safety Checklist in the operating room considerably lowers the risks of surgery. This is the conclusion of Axel Fudickar and co-authors in their ...

Combining the World Health Organization's operating room checklist with a preoperative and postoperative checklist benefits patients, research indicates. Joint use of the World Health Organization ...

Surgical safety checklists (SSC) can save lives and reduce lengths of stay but only if they are properly implemented in the operating room, according to a new study. Bolzano Central Hospital, a ...

Studies show a new checklist developed by the World Health Organization may reduce complications and death from surgery by as much as one-third. It is patterned after similar checklists used by ...

A recent study found that integrated team training and pre-operative discussions increase staff communication and teamwork, thus reducing the potential for operating room errors. The study was ...

1. Use first names in the OR. An important part of OR culture is making sure all the people in the operating room work as a team, Ms. Pugliese says. “Everyone should feel comfortable speaking up,” she ...

As hospitals and governmental bodies place a greater emphasis on patient safety, operating room teams are working to build “cultures of safety” that reward compliance and encourage teamwork. But while ...

Patients experience fewer postoperative complications when a surgical safety checklist is used by their surgical team, reports the first large-scale review on the subject. By following a simple ...