The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority developed a sample preoperative checklist to ensure accuracy in documentation and safe surgery. The checklist notes to write legibly and avoid use of ...

The University of Connecticut Health Center has made available perioperative nurse competency checklists. The checklists ensure registered nurses are competent in the areas of perioperative procedures ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Every day we are challenged as premium surgeons with an unusual preoperative diagnostic measurement, ...

Rx: Bear hugs–The preoperative checklist for youngsters admitted to St. Joseph Medical Center, Joliet, includes cuddle time with a warm and fuzzy new friend. An age-appropriate stuffed animal is given ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) identified patient safety in surgery as an important public health matter and advised the adoption of a universal peri-operative surgical checklist. An adapted ...

Routine preoperative testing is not recommended for patients undergoing cataract surgery, because testing neither decreases adverse events nor improves outcomes. We sought to assess adherence to this ...