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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41033/psn-pdf
December 21, 2014 - Association between implementation of a medical team
training program and surgical morbidity. … Association between implementation of a medical team training
program and surgical morbidity. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-between-implementation-medical-team-training-program-and-
surgical-morbidity … A seminal study found a strong association between a teamwork training intervention and improved
surgical … This analysis of data from the same
study also found improvements in surgical morbidity and preventable
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44922/psn-pdf
March 01, 2017 - Mobilising a team for the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist:
a qualitative video study. … Mobilising a team for the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist: a qualitative video study. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mobilising-team-who-surgical-safety-checklist-qualitative-video-study
Use … of the World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist can be effective at preventing operative … Using video observation and ethnographic analysis of surgical procedures at a British teaching hospital
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42563/psn-pdf
October 09, 2013 - Quick Response codes for surgical safety: a prospective
pilot study. … Quick Response codes for surgical safety: a prospective pilot
study. … Journal of Surgical Research. 2013;184(1). doi:10.1016/j.jss.2013.06.036. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quick-response-codes-surgical-safety-prospective-pilot-study
Implementation … of surgical safety checklists in real-world settings has proved to be challenging.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44789/psn-pdf
April 25, 2016 - Guideline for prevention of retained surgical items.
April 25, 2016
Putnam K. … Guideline for prevention of retained surgical items. AORN J. 2015;102(6):P11-P13. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guideline-prevention-retained-surgical-items
Retained surgical items are … This guideline suggests
strategies such as improving team communication, standardizing protocols for surgical … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guideline-prevention-retained-surgical-items
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45966/psn-pdf
April 05, 2017 - Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy (FUSE): an essential
educational program for operating room safety … Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy (FUSE): An Essential
Educational Program for Operating Room Safety … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fundamental-use-surgical-energy-fuse-essential-educational-program-
operating-room-safety … Improper use of energy-based surgical devices can
increase risks of surgical fires. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fundamental-use-surgical-energy-fuse-essential-educational-program-operating-room-safety
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39893/psn-pdf
November 02, 2010 - Surgical safety and hospital volume across a wide range
of interventions. … Surgical safety and hospital volume across a wide range of
interventions. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgical-safety-and-hospital-volume-across-wide-range-interventions
Classic … research has demonstrated a link between increased surgical volume and improved patient
outcomes at … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgical-safety-and-hospital-volume-across-wide-range-interventions
https
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38014/psn-pdf
March 02, 2011 - The frequency and significance of discrepancies in the
surgical count. … The Frequency and Significance of Discrepancies in the
Surgical Count. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/frequency-and-significance-discrepancies-surgical-count
Prevention of retained … foreign objects, such as surgical sponges, during surgery has traditionally been
accomplished by manually … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/bar-coding-surgical-sponges-improve-safety-randomized-controlled-trial
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46024/psn-pdf
June 15, 2017 - Introductions during time-outs: do surgical team
members know one another's names? … Introductions during time-outs: do surgical team members
know one another's names? … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/introductions-during-time-outs-do-surgical-team-members-know-one-anothers … Introductions are the first step in the surgical
time-out in the World Health Organization Surgical … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/introductions-during-time-outs-do-surgical-team-members-know-one-anothers-names
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39932/psn-pdf
October 20, 2010 - Incorrect surgical counts: a qualitative analysis.
October 20, 2010
Rowlands A, Steeves R. … Incorrect surgical counts: a qualitative analysis. AORN J. 2010;92(4):410-9. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incorrect-surgical-counts-qualitative-analysis
Preventing surgical instruments … In light of these findings, the authors argue that addressing the persistent
problem of retained surgical … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incorrect-surgical-counts-qualitative-analysis
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46194/psn-pdf
September 22, 2017 - A narrative review of Surgical
Safety Checklist knowledge as developed in 25 highly
cited papers from … A narrative review of Surgical Safety
Checklist knowledge as developed in 25 highly cited papers from … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mobilising-or-standing-still-narrative-review-surgical-safety-checklist- … been published, but the literature
base hasn't been developed to fully understand the complexities of surgical … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/postoperative-adverse-events-inconsistently-improved-world-health-organization-surgical
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44774/psn-pdf
June 21, 2016 - Association of safety culture with surgical site infection
outcomes. … Association of safety culture with surgical site infection outcomes. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-safety-culture-surgical-site-infection-outcomes
Safety culture … Surgical site infections are considered preventable adverse events. … /primer/culture-safety
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/surgical-site-infections
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39016/psn-pdf
April 04, 2011 - The patient safety approach to improving surgical outcomes has largely focused on reducing
preventable … study that successfully reduced complication rates by
implementing a standardized checklist of safe surgical … This study used data from the National
Surgical Quality Improvement Program to examine whether mortality … authors advocate for examining the role of
hospital organizational factors in reducing preventable surgical … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-surgical-quality-improvement-program
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37908/psn-pdf
June 10, 2010 - Incidence and characteristics of potential and actual
retained foreign object events in surgical patients … Incidence and characteristics of potential and actual retained
foreign object events in surgical patients … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incidence-and-characteristics-potential-and-actual-retained-foreign-object-
events-surgical … Retained foreign objects (RFOs) are a rare but serious complication of surgical procedures. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/managing-prevention-retained-surgical-instruments-what-value-counting
https
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43919/psn-pdf
May 01, 2015 - Association of hospital participation in a quality reporting
program with surgical outcomes and expenditures … Association of hospital participation in a quality reporting
program with surgical outcomes and expenditures … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-hospital-participation-quality-reporting-program-surgical-outcomes … This large study used 9 years of national fee-for-service Medicare data to examine differences in surgical … outcomes between hospitals participating in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41722/psn-pdf
October 17, 2012 - Remaking surgical socialization: work hour restrictions,
rites of passage, and occupational identity … Remaking surgical socialization: Work hour restrictions, rites of passage, and
occupational identity … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/remaking-surgical-socialization-work-hour-restrictions-rites-passage-and … -
occupational
This qualitative study examines how duty hour regulations have changed surgical residents … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/remaking-surgical-socialization-work-hour-restrictions-rites-passage-and-occupational
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36811/psn-pdf
August 26, 2011 - Expanded surgical time out: a key to real-time data
collection and quality improvement. … Expanded surgical time out: a key to real-time data collection and
quality improvement. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/expanded-surgical-time-out-key-real-time-data-collection-and-quality-
improvement … The authors describe a surgical time out process used in their hospital and advocate the compulsory … use of
time outs to enhance surgical safety.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/combined-teamwork-training-and-work-standardisation-intervention-operating-theatres
January 20, 2015 - to enhance the effectiveness of safety improvement interventions in surgery: the Safer Delivery of Surgical … March 3, 2011
Quality and safety on an acute surgical ward: an exploratory cohort study … March 29, 2023
Surgical teams' attitudes about surgical safety and the surgical safety … April 14, 2021
Developing perioperative Covid-19 testing protocols to restore surgical … July 22, 2020
Patient Safety and the Invitational Conference on Contemporary Surgical
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44034/psn-pdf
January 19, 2016 - Surgical checklist implementation project: the impact of
variable WHO checklist compliance on risk-adjusted … Surgical Checklist Implementation Project: The Impact of Variable
WHO Checklist Compliance on Risk-adjusted … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgical-checklist-implementation-project-impact-variable-who-checklist- … compliance-risk
The remarkable initial success of the World Health Organization surgical safety checklist … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgical-checklists-systematic-review-impacts-and-implementation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37327/psn-pdf
March 03, 2011 - Patterns of technical error among surgical malpractice
claims: an analysis of strategies to prevent … injury to
surgical patients. … Patterns of technical error among surgical malpractice
claims: an analysis of strategies to prevent … injury to surgical patients. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patterns-technical-error-among-surgical-malpractice-claims-analysis-
strategies-prevent-injury
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45116/psn-pdf
February 15, 2017 - Postoperative adverse events inconsistently improved by
the World Health Organization surgical safety … Postoperative adverse events inconsistently improved by the
World Health Organization surgical safety … The World Health Organization surgical safety checklist garnered a great deal of attention after initial … This systematic review of 25 studies of the surgical safety checklist found that complication
rates … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgical-safety-checklist-reduce-morbidity-and-mortality-global-population