Surgery

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1. Standardised colour-coded compartmentalised syringe trays improve anaesthetic medication visual search and mitigate cognitive load (10 January 2023)

   • Anaesthesia
   • UK
   • (and 5 more)

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     • Anaesthesia
     • UK
     • Medication
     • Adminstering medication
     • Surgery - General
     • Labelling / packaging/ signage
     • Process redesign

   By Patient-Safety-Learning, 2 hours ago

   • 0 comments
   • 19 views
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   • 2 hours ago

2. The operating room black box: Understanding adherence to surgical checklists (December 2022)

   • Surgery - General
   • Human factors
   • (and 4 more)

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     • Surgery - General
     • Human factors
     • System safety
     • Safety culture
     • Checklists
     • USA

   By Patient-Safety-Learning, Yesterday at 09:05

   • 0 comments
   • 45 views
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   • Yesterday at 09:05

3. Proximie: Patient safety in surgery – the urgent need for reform (16 January 2022)

   • Surgery - General
   • Patient safety incident
   • (and 5 more)

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     • Surgery - General
     • Patient safety incident
     • Never event
     • Patient engagement
     • Organisational learning
     • Organisational culture
     • Policies / Protocols / Procedures

   By Patient Safety Learning, 16 January

   • 2 comments
   • 389 views
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   • Comment by HelenH
   • 19 January

4. Why you should stop smoking before surgery & tips to help you quit (MendWell)

   • Surgery - General
   • Medicine - Respiratory
   • (and 1 more)

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     • Surgery - General
     • Medicine - Respiratory
     • Risk management

   By Patient_Safety_Learning, 9 January

   • 0 comments
   • 51 views
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   • 9 January

5. Latest issue of the Operating Theatre Journal

   • Operating theatre / recovery
   • Research
   • (and 14 more)

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     • Operating theatre / recovery
     • Research
     • Surgery - General
     • Surgery - Cardiothoracic
     • Surgery - ENT
     • Surgery - Neurosurgery
     • Surgery - Vascular
     • Surgery - Urology
     • Surgery - Trauma and orthopaedic
     • Surgery - Paediatric
     • Surgery - Oral and maxillofacial
     • Surgery - Ear nose & throat
     • Surgery - Obs & Gynae
     • Surgeon
     • Anaesthesia
     • Anaesthetist

   By Patient Safety Learning, 14 December, 2022

   • 0 comments
   • 192 views
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   • 14 December, 2022

6. First-year analysis of the operating room Black Box study (January 2020)

   • Surgery - General
   • Surgeon
   • (and 5 more)

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     • Surgery - General
     • Surgeon
     • Human error
     • Distractions/ interruptions
     • Monitoring
     • Cognitive tasks
     • USA

   By Patient-Safety-Learning, 28 November, 2022

   • 0 comments
   • 63 views
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   • 28 November, 2022

7. Centre for Perioperative Care: Anaemia in the perioperative pathway

   • Surgery - General
   • Operating theatre / recovery
   • (and 5 more)

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     • Surgery - General
     • Operating theatre / recovery
     • Post-op period
     • Pre-op period
     • Care goals
     • Patient
     • Blood / blood products

   By Patient Safety Learning, 10 October, 2022

   • 0 comments
   • 157 views
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   • 10 October, 2022

8. Prevention of sharps injuries & theatre safety: Safer Healthcare Biosafety Network webinar (5 October 2022)

   • Surgery - General
   • Medical device / equipment
   • (and 3 more)

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     • Surgery - General
     • Medical device / equipment
     • Operating theatre / recovery
     • Staff safety
     • Patient harmed

   By Patient Safety Learning, 6 October, 2022

   • 0 comments
   • 156 views
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   • 6 October, 2022

9. Survey: Consultation on baseline information for discussing new surgical procedures

   • UK
   • Innovation
   • (and 6 more)

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     • UK
     • Innovation
     • Surgery - General
     • Decision making
     • Research
     • Survey
     • Patient engagement
     • Communication

   By Patient-Safety-Learning, 21 September, 2022

   • 0 comments
   • 175 views
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   • 21 September, 2022

10. Why are intra-operative surgical Never Events still occurring in NHS operating theatres?

    • Leadership
    • Safety management
    • (and 10 more)

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      • Leadership
      • Safety management
      • Safety culture
      • Team leadership
      • Speaking up
      • Communication
      • Never event
      • Near miss
      • System safety
      • Surgery - General
      • Checklists
      • Operating theatre / recovery

    By Nigel Roberts, 15 September, 2022

    • 5 comments
    • 908 views
    • 
    • Comment by zali
    • 19 September, 2022

11. The optimal time and method for surgical prewarming: A comprehensive review of the literature (1 September 2016)

    • Surgery - General
    • Pre-op period
    • (and 4 more)

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      • Surgery - General
      • Pre-op period
      • Post-op period
      • Safety process
      • USA
      • Nurse

    By Patient-Safety-Learning, 9 September, 2022

    • 0 comments
    • 134 views
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    • 9 September, 2022

12. Why we pre-warm our patients: Maintaining normothermia throughout surgery gets a head start in pre-op (25 September 2012)

    • Pre-op period
    • Patient
    • (and 3 more)

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      • Pre-op period
      • Patient
      • Surgery - General
      • Safety process
      • USA

    By Patient-Safety-Learning, 7 September, 2022

    • 0 comments
    • 109 views
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    • 7 September, 2022

13. Surgical fires: Why are they not classed as Never Events? (August 2022)

    • Never event
    • Surgery - General
    • (and 5 more)

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      • Never event
      • Surgery - General
      • Checklists
      • Staff safety
      • Patient safety incident
      • Human factors
      • Training

    By Patient-Safety-Learning, 2 September, 2022

    • 0 comments
    • 415 views
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    • 2 September, 2022

14. NICE guidance - Hypothermia: prevention and management in adults having surgery (14 December 2016)

    • Surgery - General
    • Adult
    • (and 3 more)

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      • Surgery - General
      • Adult
      • Monitoring
      • Post-op period
      • Pre-op period

    By Patient-Safety-Learning, 30 August, 2022

    • 0 comments
    • 200 views
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    • 30 August, 2022

15. A prospective comparative study between prewarming and cowarming to prevent intraoperative hypothermia (2019)

    • Surgery - General
    • Safety process
    • (and 3 more)

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      • Surgery - General
      • Safety process
      • India
      • Pre-op period
      • Post-op period

    By Patient-Safety-Learning, 30 August, 2022

    • 0 comments
    • 125 views
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    • 30 August, 2022

16. Communication in the operating theatre (14 November 2013)

    • Communication
    • Teamwork
    • (and 3 more)

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      • Communication
      • Teamwork
      • Team culture
      • Research
      • Systematic review

    By Patient-Safety-Learning, 19 August, 2022

    • 0 comments
    • 136 views
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    • 19 August, 2022

17. Guy's & St Thomas' Foundation Trust: Surgical HIT lists do 'a month's worth' of surgeries in a day (2 August 2022)

    • Surgery - General
    • Long waiting list
    • (and 4 more)

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      • Surgery - General
      • Long waiting list
      • Surgeon
      • Innovation
      • Productivity
      • Operating theatre / recovery

    By Patient Safety Learning, 9 August, 2022

    • 0 comments
    • 362 views
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    • 9 August, 2022

18. Impact of adverse events on surgeons (April 2022)

    • Surgeon
    • Research
    • (and 4 more)

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      • Surgeon
      • Research
      • Human error
      • Surgery - General
      • Staff support
      • Mental health

    By Patient Safety Learning, 30 June, 2022

    • 0 comments
    • 228 views
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    • 30 June, 2022

19. Assessment of the incidence and nature of adverse events and their association with human error in neurosurgery. A prospective observation (20 December 2021)

    • Surgery - Neurosurgery
    • Human error
    • (and 3 more)

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      • Surgery - Neurosurgery
      • Human error
      • Patient safety incident
      • Human factors
      • Research

    By Patient Safety Learning, 25 June, 2022

    • 0 comments
    • 330 views
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    • 25 June, 2022

20. Human factors - Safer surgery checklist (June 2022)

    • Human factors
    • Surgery - General
    • (and 7 more)

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      • Human factors
      • Surgery - General
      • Checklists
      • Ergonomics
      • Leadership
      • Teamwork
      • Cognitive tasks
      • Communication
      • Team culture

    By Patient-Safety-Learning, 16 June, 2022

    • 0 comments
    • 693 views
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    • 16 June, 2022

21. National Joint Registry: Patient decision support tool for joint replacement

    • Surgery - Trauma and orthopaedic
    • Patient
    • (and 2 more)

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      • Surgery - Trauma and orthopaedic
      • Patient
      • Risk assessment
      • Decision making

    By Patient Safety Learning, 11 June, 2022

    • 0 comments
    • 327 views
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    • 11 June, 2022

22. National Joint Registry: Surgeon and hospital profile

    • Surgery - Trauma and orthopaedic

    By Patient Safety Learning, 11 June, 2022

    • 0 comments
    • 214 views
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    • 11 June, 2022

23. Resilience and surgeons: train the individual or change the system? (6 September 2020)

    • Resilience
    • Surgeon
    • (and 6 more)

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      • Resilience
      • Surgeon
      • Surgery - General
      • Staff support
      • Mental health
      • Psychological safety
      • System safety
      • Staff safety

    By Patient Safety Learning, 29 May, 2022

    • 0 comments
    • 190 views
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    • 29 May, 2022

24. The hidden long-term risks of surgery: ‘It gives people’s brains a hard time’ (The Guardian, 24 April 2022)

    • Surgery - General
    • Research
    • (and 2 more)

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      • Surgery - General
      • Research
      • Patient
      • Patient harmed

    By Patient Safety Learning, 28 April, 2022

    • 0 comments
    • 372 views
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    • 28 April, 2022

25. Prevention and management of intra-operative pain during caesarean section under neuraxial anaesthesia: a technical and interpersonal approach (24 March 2022)

    • Surgery - Obs & Gynae
    • Pregnancy
    • (and 4 more)

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      • Surgery - Obs & Gynae
      • Pregnancy
      • Recommendations
      • Womens health
      • Pain
      • Anaesthesia

    By Patient Safety Learning, 29 March, 2022

    • 0 comments
    • 436 views
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    • 29 March, 2022