Key result
Structural and process interventions, such as improved nurse-to-patient ratios (P=0.008) and team training (P=0.001), significantly reduced morbidity and mortality in 17 of 42 high-quality studies.
Why the study?
Do structural and process interventions reduce morbidity and mortality in surgical patients?
Systematic Review (n=91)
Do structural and process interventions reduce morbidity and mortality in surgical patients?
Only a small cohort of medium- to high-quality interventions, such as safety checklists and improved nurse-to-patient ratios, effectively reduce surgical harm.
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Targeted staffing and team interventions merit adoption; confirms benefits in high-quality surgical safety studies.
Howell et al. (2013) conducted a systematic review in Adverse events in surgery (n=91). Structural and process interventions was evaluated on Decrease in morbidity and mortality. Structural and process interventions, such as improved nurse-to-patient ratios (P=0.008) and team training (P=0.001), significantly reduced morbidity and mortality in 17 of 42 high-quality studies.
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