Changes in safety climate and teamwork in the operating room after implementation of a revised WHO checklist: a prospective interventional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inter-professional teamwork in the operating room is important for patient safety. The World Health Organization (WHO) checklist was introduced to improve intraoperative teamwork. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety climate in a Swedish operating room setting before and after an intervention, using a revised version of the WHO checklist to improve teamwork.

Methods

This study is a single center prospective interventional study. Participants were personnel working in operating room teams including surgeons, anesthesiologists, scrub nurses, nurse anaesthetists and nurse assistants. The study started with pre-interventional observations of the WHO checklist use followed by education on safety climate, the WHO checklist, and non-technical skills in the op

SUBMITTER: Erestam S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5282777 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature