Volume : VIII, Issue : I, January - 2018

COMPLIANCE WITH TIME–OUT PROCESS IN THE OPERATION THEATRE AMONG THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS

Reshma Das M. R, Junior Sundresh

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Introduction: Patient safety covers the prevention of errors and adverse events associated with healthcare that affect patients. An adverse event is unintentional harm caused by healthcare management rather than by the patient‘s underlying disease that results in a prolonged hospital stay, temporary or permanent disability or death.

Aim: To study the compliance with time out process in the operation theatre among the health care professionals.

Methods: This prospective observation study was conducted in 325 patients’ in all the age groups who undergo minor and major surgeries of selected specialties, that is, urology, obstetrics and gynecology, ENT, general surgery and ophthalmology were included.

Results: About 0 to 10.77% of incompliance seen in completion of informed consent form including both anesthesia consent form and procedure consent form such as incomplete information about name of the surgery, site of the surgery & date and time when the consent was taken. Highest percentage of non–compliance seen in pre–operative medical assessment completion, i.e. 24.62% to 56.93%. Most of the specialty failed to assess the patient completely prior to the surgery.

Conclusion: Top–level leadership should proactively promote and cultivate organizational commitment to comply with time out process. Educate the pertinent staff on the preoperative medical assessment and continuously reinforce their importance. 

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijar  

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Reshma Das M.R, Junior Sundresh, COMPLIANCE WITH TIME-OUT PROCESS IN THE OPERATION THEATRE AMONG THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-1 | January-2018

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