Achievements and Challenges in Implementation of WHO Surgical Safety Checklist in Operation Theatre at a Tertiary Care Hospital.
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Science And Advanced Clinical Research (IJMACR) - Year 2019, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
The World Health Organization (WHO) introduced Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) in 2008 to reduce the number of surgical deaths and complications. This studywas delineated to assess the knowledge, attitude and perception of operation theatre staffs about SSC.Average age of our respondents was 38.68±9.99 years with average work experience of 10.64±8.57 years. About85% participants had good knowledge about SSC.Most of the subjects were adhered to rules and clinical guidelines in their operating room. Almost all participants accepted the importance of SSC in operation theatre and agreed that using checklist will make them more confident. Majority of participants suggested that nurses and a dedicated staff would be suitable person to handle SSC.Lack of commitment from the Management (35.42%), lack of interest/will/attitude of health worker (62.50%), shortage/lack of manpower (43.75%), lack of team spirit (64.58%) etc were pointed out by the participants as possible challenges that can affect the implementation of the safe surgery checklist in their operating theatres.Many of the participants believed that the support of Administrative Heads e.g. CMD (33.33%), CMAC (22.92%), head of departments and consultants in surgery (72.92%), anesthesiology (75.00%), nursing (66.67%) and operating theatre manager (52.08%) would enhance the implementation of the safe surgery checklist in this hospital to a large extent.There is also need for training and frequent re-training of all the surgical team members; this will foster a good understanding and implementation of the SSC.ContributorsDr PR Chauhan-Sr. Consultant, Dr H K. Mahajan-Chief Anaesthesia, Dr Abhinav Gupta-Assist. Consultant, Dr. Ravinder-Consultant, Dr Shalu Singh-Asso. Consultant, Dr Lokesh-Assist. Consultant.
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Dr Parashuram Chauhan
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