February 1, 2010BMJ Quality & Safety

Promoting patient safety through prospective risk identification: example from peri-operative care

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Groups totalling 20 clinical and administrative healthcare staff involved in peri-operative care and risk…

Authors

ASAndrew F SmithUniversity Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust MBMark BoultNational Patient Safety Agency IWIan WoodsRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland

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Implication

Prioritizing top recommendations may streamline peri-operative safety efforts; leaves open whether implementation reduces adverse events.

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Population

Groups totalling 20 clinical and administrative healthcare staff involved in peri-operative care and risk experts convened by the UK National Patient Safety Agency.

Intervention

Prospective risk identification of non-operative risks associated with adult elective surgery under general anaesthesia using a customised structured 'what if' checklist and development of risk matrix.

Outcome

Identification of risks and recommendations

Prospective risk analysis using a structured checklist can successfully identify comprehensive risk reduction strategies in peri-operative care.

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Smith et al. (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a10534cd478ddac0ffcb54a https://doi.org/10.1136/qshc.2008.028050

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Promoting patient safety through prospective risk identification: example from peri-operative care

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Promoting patient safety through prospective risk identification: example from peri-operative care

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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