Safe surgery: validation of pre and postoperative checklists

Authors

  • Francine Taporosky Alpendre Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Elaine Drehmer de Almeida Cruz Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Ana Maria Dyniewicz Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Maria de Fátima Mantovani Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Ana Elisa Bauer de Camargo e Silva Universidade Federal de Goiás; Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Gabriela de Souza dos Santos Universidade Federal do Paraná

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.1854.2907

Keywords:

Patient Safety, Checklist, Validation Studies

Abstract

Objective: to develop, evaluate and validate a surgical safety checklist for patients in the pre and postoperative periods in surgical hospitalization units. Method: methodological research carried out in a large public teaching hospital in the South of Brazil, with application of the principles of the Safe Surgery Saves Lives Programme of the World Health Organization. The checklist was applied to 16 nurses of 8 surgical units and submitted for validation by a group of eight experts using the Delphi method online. Results: the instrument was validated and it was achieved a mean score ≥1, level of agreement ≥75% and Cronbach’s alpha >;0.90. The final version included 97 safety indicators organized into six categories: identification, preoperative, immediate postoperative, immediate postoperative, other surgical complications, and hospital discharge. Conclusion: the Surgical Safety Checklist in the Pre and Postoperative periods is another strategy to promote patient safety, as it allows the monitoring of predictive signs and symptoms of surgical complications and the early detection of adverse events.

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Published

2017-01-01

Issue

Vol. 25 (2017)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Safe surgery: validation of pre and postoperative checklists. (2017). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 25, e2907-. https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.1854.2907