Avoiding never events in orthopaedics theatres: a quality improvement project.

ABSTRACT: Never events in the operating room are a surgeon's nightmare, with an incidence rate of 54%. These events are highly stressful for theatre staff and significantly compromise patient safety. The aim of this project is to avoid never events in trauma and orthopaedic theatres by ensuring that theatre staff adhere to the surgical pause and imaging pause protocols through regular audits.This prospective study was conducted in both trauma and elective orthopaedic theatres. It involved theatre staff members who were not part of the surgical team. The study was designed to take place on random days across different theatres, with the operating team unaware of the audit to ensure genuine behaviour and compliance.The audits focused on observing whether the surgical and imaging pause protocols were f

SUBMITTER: Bhavanasi BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11772924 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature