Improving the quality of administration of the Surgical Safety Checklist: a mixed methods study in New Zealand hospitals.

ABSTRACT: While the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist (the Checklist) can improve patient outcomes, variable administration can erode benefits. We sought to understand and improve how operating room (OR) staff use the Checklist. Our specific aims were to: determine if OR staff can discriminate between good and poor quality of Checklist administration using a validated audit tool (WHOBARS); to determine reliability and accuracy of WHOBARS self-ratings; determine the influence of demographic variables on ratings and explore OR staff attitudes to Checklist administration. DESIGN:Mixed methods study using WHOBARS ratings of surgical cases by OR staff and two independent observers, thematic analysis of staff interviews. PARTICIPANTS:OR staff in three New Zealand hospitals. OUTCOME MEASURES:Reliability of WHO

SUBMITTER: Weller JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6303739 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature