Effectiveness of the surgical safety checklist in a high standard care environment.

Anne Lübbeke; Frederique Hovaguimian; Nadine Wickboldt; Christophe Barea; François Clergue; Pierre Hoffmeyer; Bernhard Walder

Study

Effectiveness of the surgical safety checklist in a high standard care environment.

July 31, 2013

Lübbeke A, Hovaguimian F, Wickboldt N, et al. Med Care. 2013;51(5):425-9.

View more articles from the same authors.

Implementation of the World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist resulted in only marginal additional safety benefits at a hospital with a longstanding multidisciplinary perioperative safety program.

PubMed citation

Available at

Related Resources From the Same Author(s)

Differential impact of a crew resource management program according to professional specialty.

February 15, 2012

Nurse workload and inexperienced medical staff members are associated with seasonal peaks in severe adverse events in the adult medical intensive care unit: a seven-year prospective study.

August 10, 2016

Iatrogenic events contributing to ICU admission: a prospective study.

March 24, 2010

Effect of crew resource management training in a multidisciplinary obstetrical setting.

May 21, 2008

Analysis of medication prescribing errors in critically ill children.

October 21, 2015

Workplace bullying in the OR: results of a descriptive study.

November 13, 2013

Impact of adverse events on outcomes in intensive care unit patients.

July 2, 2008

Do pharmacist-led medication reviews in hospitals help reduce hospital readmissions? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

October 19, 2016

20 years after To Err Is Human: a bibliometric analysis of ‘the IOM report’s’ impact on research on patient safety.

January 26, 2022

Approaches for improving continuity of care in medication management: a systematic review.

October 9, 2013

Critical incident monitoring in paediatric and adult critical care: from reporting to improved patient outcomes?

October 27, 2010

Patient harm during COVID-19 pandemic: using a human factors lens to promote patient and workforce safety.

December 23, 2020

Experience feedback committees: a way of implementing a root cause analysis practice in hospital medical departments.

August 15, 2018

Clinically significant medication errors in surgical units detected by clinical pharmacist: a real-life study.

November 10, 2021

Verifying patient identity and site of surgery: improving compliance with protocol by audit and feedback.

January 14, 2009

Using system analysis to build a safety culture: improving the reliability of epidural analgesia.

October 11, 2006

Insensible losses: when the medical community forgets the family.

May 6, 2015

Risk, society and system failure.

August 30, 2006

Caregivers' perspectives on ethical challenges and patient safety in tele-palliative care: an integrative review.

October 11, 2023

Aging stigma and the health of US adults over 65: what do we know?

January 10, 2024

Using preprinted medication order forms to improve the safety of investigational drug use.

June 7, 2006

Impact of sample size on variation of adverse events and preventable adverse events: systematic review on epidemiology and contributing factors.

January 5, 2011

Characteristics of morbidity and mortality conferences associated with the implementation of patient safety improvement initiatives, an observational study.

March 16, 2016

Iatrogenic events in admitted neonates: a prospective cohort study.

February 20, 2008

Quantitative analysis of the content of EMS handoff of critically ill and injured patients to the emergency department.

August 10, 2016

Fast tracking in cardiac surgery: is it safe?

May 11, 2022

Producing effective treatment, enhancing safety: medical physicists' strategies to ensure quality in radiotherapy.

September 19, 2012

A multifaceted program for improving quality of care in intensive care units: IATROREF study.

April 18, 2012

Where are my instruments? Hazards in delivery of surgical instruments.

August 10, 2016

Rates of medication errors among depressed and burnt out residents: prospective cohort study.

February 20, 2008

Crib of horrors: one hospital's approach to promoting a culture of safety.

September 30, 2015

Nursing perception of the impact of medication carts on patient safety and ergonomics in a teaching health care center.

August 8, 2012

Trend analysis of radiation therapy incidents over seven years.

August 25, 2010

Effects of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education duty hour limits on sleep, work hours, and safety.

August 13, 2008

Exploring health care professionals' perceptions of incidents and incident reporting in rehabilitation settings.

July 1, 2015

Drug selection errors in relation to medication labels: a simulation study.

October 24, 2007

Is the Surgical Safety Checklist successfully conducted? An observational study of social interactions in the operating rooms of a tertiary hospital.

August 7, 2013

Post-discharge medication reviews for patients with heart failure: a pilot study.

March 11, 2009

The hidden curricula of medical education: a scoping review.

December 20, 2017

Nursing perception of the impact of automated dispensing cabinets on patient safety and ergonomics in a teaching health care center.

January 8, 2014

Effect of a mobile app on prehospital medication errors during simulated pediatric resuscitation: a randomized clinical trial.

September 15, 2021

The morbidity and mortality conference in pediatric intensive care as a means for improving patient safety.

November 11, 2015

Student mistakes and teacher reactions in bedside teaching.

July 19, 2023

Emergency hospitalizations for adverse drug events in older Americans.

December 7, 2011

Electronic medical record: a balancing act of patient safety, privacy and health care delivery.

November 12, 2014

Emergency department visits for antibiotic-associated adverse events.

August 27, 2008

Medication use leading to emergency department visits for adverse drug events in older adults.

December 19, 2007

The Iatroref study: medical errors are associated with symptoms of depression in ICU staff but not burnout or safety culture.

February 4, 2015

Adverse events from cough and cold medications after a market withdrawal of products labeled for infants.

December 15, 2010

Medication overdoses leading to emergency department visits among children.

August 26, 2009

U.S. compounding pharmacy-related outbreaks, 2001--2013: public health and patient safety lessons learned.

June 17, 2015

Identifying and reducing distractions and interruptions in a pharmacy department.

February 20, 2013

A risk analysis method to evaluate the impact of a Computerized Provider Order Entry system on patient safety.

May 28, 2008

Are physicians safely prescribing opioids for chronic noncancer pain? A systematic review of current evidence.

December 14, 2016

Medical errors reported by French general practitioners in training: results of a survey and individual interviews.

April 4, 2012

Social disparities in patient safety in primary care: a systematic review.

August 22, 2018

Measurement matters: changing penalty calculations under the hospital acquired condition reduction program (HACRP) cost hospitals millions.

February 24, 2021

Evaluating iatrogenic prescribing: development of an oncology-focused trigger tool.

February 25, 2015

Homecare safety virtual quality improvement collaboratives

February 26, 2020

Unscheduled return visits to the emergency department with ICU admission: a trigger tool for diagnostic error.

December 4, 2019

Predicting and preventing adverse drug reactions in the very old.

June 8, 2005

POPI (Pediatrics: Omission of Prescriptions and Inappropriate prescriptions): development of a tool to identify inappropriate prescribing.

September 3, 2014

Experiences of health professionals who conducted root cause analyses after undergoing a safety improvement programme.

December 20, 2006

Influence of shift duration on cognitive performance of emergency physicians: a prospective cross-sectional study.

August 29, 2018

Guidelines on Human Factors in Critical Situations 2023.

August 9, 2023

Interventions to reduce nurses' medication administration errors in inpatient settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

September 30, 2015

Drug administration errors in hospital inpatients: a systematic review.

August 14, 2013

A clinical data warehouse-based process for refining medication orders alerts.

October 17, 2012

When illegitimate tasks threaten patient safety culture: a cross-sectional survey in a tertiary hospital.

October 11, 2023

Evaluating horizontal violence and bullying in the nursing workforce of an oncology academic medical center.

September 25, 2019

Didactic and simulation nontechnical skills team training to improve perinatal patient outcomes in a community hospital.

August 10, 2011

Outpatient insulin-related adverse events due to mix-up errors: findings from two national surveillance systems, United States, 2012-2017.

March 24, 2021

Using staff perceptions on patient safety as a tool for improving safety culture in a pediatric hospital system.

May 28, 2008

Sustained decrease in latent safety threats through regular interprofessional in situ simulation training of neonatal emergencies.

January 17, 2024

Impact of organizational culture on preventability assessment of selected adverse events in the ICU: evaluation of morbidity and mortality conferences.

June 19, 2013

Impact of errors in paper-based and computerized diabetes management with decision support for hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes. A post-hoc analysis of a before and after study.

June 15, 2016

Accidents and incidents related to intravenous drug administration: a pre-post study following implementation of smart pumps in a teaching hospital.

July 29, 2015

US emergency department visits attributed to medication harms, 2017-2019.

October 20, 2021

Patients' and family members' experiences of open disclosure following adverse events.

October 15, 2008

Acute stroke chameleons in a university hospital: risk factors, circumstances, and outcomes.

August 5, 2015

Adverse event reporting: lessons learned from 4 years of Florida office data.

October 5, 2005

US emergency department visits for outpatient adverse drug events, 2013–2014.

November 23, 2016

The AMÉLIE project: failure mode, effects and criticality analysis: a model to evaluate the nurse medication administration process on the floor.

February 8, 2012

'Corridor care' in the emergency department: managing patient care in non-clinical areas safely and efficiently.

December 6, 2023

Patient education to prevent falls among older hospital inpatients: a randomized controlled trial.

December 1, 2010

Health system redesign of cardiac monitoring oversight to optimize alarm management, safety, and staff engagement.

December 14, 2022

Error in intensive care: psychological repercussions and defense mechanisms among health professionals.

October 29, 2014

A systematic review of adult admissions to ICUs related to adverse drug events.

January 28, 2015

Mortality due to hospital-acquired infection after cardiac surgery.

June 1, 2022

Interventions to promote safety culture in cancer care: a systematic review.

December 20, 2023

Medication errors: an overview for clinicians.

September 17, 2014

Building a simulation-based crisis resource management course for emergency medicine, phase 1: results from an interdisciplinary needs assessment survey.

August 6, 2008

Methods for studying medication safety following electronic health record implementation in acute care: a scoping review.

January 10, 2024

Validation of hospital administrative dataset for adverse event screening.

June 30, 2010

Effect of sleep deprivation after a night shift duty on simulated crisis management by residents in anaesthesia. A randomised crossover study.

October 18, 2017

Crossover of the patient satisfaction surveys, adverse events and patient complaints for continuous improvement in radiotherapy department.

April 20, 2022

Effort in human factors performance and decision making.

January 21, 2015

Communication about medical errors.

February 24, 2021

The safety of inpatient pediatrics: preventing medical errors and injuries among hospitalized children.

August 10, 2005

Point prevalence of surgical checklist use in Europe: relationship with hospital mortality.

February 25, 2015

Related Resources

WebM&M Cases

Airway Obstruction during Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery

February 28, 2024

WebM&M Cases

Syringe Swap During Regional Block: A Case of Medication Error and Recovery.

January 31, 2024

Transforming team performance through reimplementation of the surgical safety checklist.

December 6, 2023

Facilitators and barriers to the implementation of surgical safety checklist (SSC): an integrative review.

November 15, 2023

Beyond the surgical safety checklist: using intraoperative handoff to facilitate team situation awareness in the OR.

October 25, 2023

CheckPOINT: a simple tool to measure Surgical Safety Checklist implementation fidelity.

October 18, 2023

Standardization and visualization of the surgical time-out.

October 4, 2023

Fire safety in the operating room.

October 1, 2023

The role of an assistant nurse in implementing the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist: perception and perspectives.

July 5, 2023

International perspectives on modifications to the surgical safety checklist.

June 21, 2023

Human factors in anaesthesia: a narrative review.

February 15, 2023

Persisting high rates of omissions during anesthesia induction are decreased by utilization of a pre- & post-induction checklist.

February 1, 2023

Factors causing variation in World Health Organization surgical safety checklist effectiveness-a rapid scoping review.

December 14, 2022

WebM&M Cases

False Assumptions Result in a Missed Pneumothorax after Bronchoscopy with Transbronchial Biopsy.

October 27, 2022

Intraoperative code blue: improving teamwork and code response through interprofessional, in situ simulation.

October 26, 2022

Analyzing and discussing human factors affecting surgical patient safety using innovative technology: creating a safer operating culture.

August 31, 2022

Five-year audit of adherence to an anaesthesia pre-induction checklist.

March 30, 2022

WebM&M Cases

Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment of an Occult Hemothorax Following Complicated Central Line Insertion Leads to Cardiac Arrest

January 26, 2022

Surgical teams' attitudes about surgical safety and the surgical safety checklist at 10 years: a multinational survey.

November 17, 2021

WebM&M Cases

Sudden Collapse During Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Expect the Unexpected

August 25, 2021

System factors affecting patient safety in the OR: an analysis of safety threats and resiliency.

August 25, 2021

How much and what local adaptation is acceptable? A comparison of 24 surgical safety checklists in Switzerland.

March 24, 2021

Intraoperative sentinel events in the era of surgical safety checklists: results of a national survey.

March 3, 2021

System factors affecting intraoperative risk and resilience: applying a novel integrated approach to study surgical performance and patient safety.

February 10, 2021

Prospective validation of classification of intraoperative adverse events (ClassIntra): international, multicentre cohort study.

October 7, 2020

Adaptive design: adaptation and adoption of patient safety practices in daily routines, a multi-site study.

August 12, 2020

Clinical efficacy of combined surgical patient safety system and the World Health Organization's checklists in surgery: a nonrandomized clinical trial.

June 3, 2020

How does the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist fit with existing perioperative risk management strategies? An ethnographic study across surgical specialties.

March 18, 2020

Surgical data recording technology: a solution to address medical errors?

September 18, 2019

Impact of the World Health Organization surgical safety checklist on patient safety.

June 12, 2019

See More About The Topic

Operating Room

Risk Managers

Quality and Safety Professionals

Surgery

Intraoperative Complications

Effectiveness of the surgical safety checklist in a high standard care environment.

Connect With Us

Sign up for Email Updates

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Effectiveness of the surgical safety checklist in a high standard care environment.

Connect With Us

Sign up for Email Updates

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Submit Your Innovations

Continue as a Guest

Continue Logged In

Submit Your Innovations

Continue as a Guest

Continue logged in

New Users to the PSNet site