Patient safety in the operating room: A systematic review

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Aim: Patient safety is composed of all the precautions taken by the health institutions and their staff in order to prevent the harm that might be caused by health care services. This study aims to examine the studies related to patient safety systematically.Instrument and Method: 5649 studies published between the years 2004 and 2014 have been examined and 10 publications which conform to inclusion criteria have been included in the study and evaluated in terms of comparison, limitation and results.Findings: 6.2% of the health personnel stated to have made a medical error and 10.4% of them stated to have witnessed a friend making a medical error. Surgical site infection, postoperative complications, extended recovery periods, bedsores as complications and (41%) not using appropriate antibiotic were reported as the cause of medical errors. Factors such as lack of communication in surgery rooms, lack of information, increasing work load, nurses doing extra duties, not meeting personnel needs and competition among the staff were reported to pose a great danger for patient safety.Result: It is thought that providing patient safety in surgery rooms would only be possible by creating appropriate ergonomic facilities, staff having sufficient information and skills and providing appropriate working conditions.

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Safety during operation , safety in the operating room , patients safety , patients safety in the operating room

Pamukkale Medical Journal

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2016

Pamukkale Medical Journal