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Published in: Patient Safety in Surgery 1/2015

Open Access 01-12-2015 | Review

Current issues in patient safety in surgery: a review

Authors: Fernando J. Kim, Rodrigo Donalisio da Silva, Diedra Gustafson, Leticia Nogueira, Timothy Harlin, David L. Paul

Published in: Patient Safety in Surgery | Issue 1/2015

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Abstract

Current surgical safety guidelines and checklists are generic and are not specifically tailored to address patient issues and risk factors in surgical subspecialties. Patient safety in surgical subspecialties should be templated on general patient safety guidelines from other areas of medicine and mental health but include and develop specific processes dedicated for the care of the surgical patients. Safety redundant systems must be in place to decrease errors in surgery. Therefore, different surgical subspecialties should develop a specific curriculum in patient safety addressing training in academic centers and application of these guidelines in all practices. Clearly, redundant safety systems must be in place to decrease errors in surgery, in analogy to safety measures in other high-risk industries. Specific surgical subspecialties are encouraged to develop a specific patient safety curriculum that address training in academic centers and applicability to daily practice, with the goal of keeping our surgical patients safe in all disciplines. The present review article is designed to outline patient safety practices that should be adapted and followed to fit particular specialties.
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Metadata
Title
Current issues in patient safety in surgery: a review
Authors
Fernando J. Kim
Rodrigo Donalisio da Silva
Diedra Gustafson
Leticia Nogueira
Timothy Harlin
David L. Paul
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Patient Safety in Surgery / Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1754-9493
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13037-015-0067-4

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