Surgical Safety Checklist: Practice in Cranio-Maxiollofacial Surgery

Surgical navigation in cranio-maxillofacial surgery

Introduction Surgical navigation is well-established in today’s cranio-maxillofacial surgery. However, it is often associated with extra effort for both patient and surgeon and with additional exposure to radiation due to necessary extra imaging. The cranio-orbitofacial structures are challenging with respect to accurate three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction. A virtual plan based on mirrored pa...

Effective surgical safety checklist implementation.

BACKGROUND Research suggests that surgical safety checklists can reduce mortality and other postoperative complications. The real world impact of surgical safety checklists on patient outcomes, however, depends on the effectiveness of hospitals' implementation processes. STUDY DESIGN We studied implementation processes in 5 Washington State hospitals by conducting semistructured interviews wi...

The WHO Surgical Safety Checklist.

The WHO Surgery Safety Checklist

thromboembolism prophylaxis, preparation for blood loss, confirmation of equipment sterility, surgical counts, and appropriate labelling of specimens are of utmost importance but are frequently neglected. In addition, clear plans for postoperative management are infrequently communicated but should be defined at the end of the operation, taking into account the condition of the patient and the ...

Surgical safety checklist in obstetrics and gynaecology.

OBJECTIVE To provide guidance on the implementation of a surgical safety checklist in the practice of obstetrics and gynaecology. OUTCOMES OUTCOMES evaluated include the impact of the surgical safety checklist on surgical morbidity and mortality. EVIDENCE Medline databases were searched for articles on subjects related to "surgical safety checklist" published in English from January 2001 to...