Surgical and Theater Safety

Question 1

What is the WHO checklist?

Answer 1

WHO checklist involves sign in (done before anaesthesia. This involves checking correct patient, surgical site marked, any potential risks, any allergies).
Time out/surgical pause (done before incision. It involves introduction of team, confirm patient and procedure - correct patient, correct procedure, correct side and site.)
sign out (Count equipment, ensure specimens are labelled and discussion of complications)

Question 2

What are some surgical infection control techniques

Answer 2

Sterile surgical equipment, scrubbing, antibiotics and intra-operative infection control.

Question 3

what are antibiotic prophylaxis given?

Answer 3

before clean surgery involving a prosthesis, clean contaminated surgery and contaminated surgery

Question 4

What are M&M meetings?

Answer 4

used to improve patient safety. It looks at patient outcomes. It is used to learn
from past issues.