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Equipment-related incidents in the operating room: an analysis of occurrence, underlying causes and consequences for the clinical process.

Wubben I, van Manen JG, van den Akker BJ, Vaartjes SR, van Harten WH. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:e64.

Faulty or missing equipment resulted in operating room delays in nearly 16% of scheduled surgeries, in this study performed at a teaching hospital in the Netherlands.

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Resource Type

Study

Setting of Care

Operating Room

Target Audience

Health Care Providers

Quality and Safety Professionals

Engineers

Clinical Area

Surgery

Safety Target

Device-related Complications

Surgical Complications

Error Types

Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events

Approach to Improving Safety

Error Reporting and Analysis

Origin/Sponsor

The Netherlands