Veterinary students do not need an elephantine memory: Effectiveness of an anesthetic pre-induction checklist.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Checklists are widely recognized as safety measures in both aviation and human medicine, effectively preventing omissions caused by memory failures.

Objective

To assess whether a pre-induction safety checklist completed by veterinary students during a spay/neuter laboratory minimized the number of incomplete pre-induction tasks.

Participants and procedure

Third-year veterinary students (N = 53) managed the anesthesia of dogs and cats admitted for spay/neuter surgery under supervision. The use of a pre-induction checklist was mandatory to ensure appropriate preparation before anesthesia induction. Differences in checklist completeness between the 1st and 2nd wk of the spay/neuter laboratory were compared using Fisher's exact test.

Results

Over 2 wk, 8

SUBMITTER: Pinho RH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11932370 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature