Prevention of wrong site surgery, retained surgical items, and surgical fires : a systematic review / Susanne Hempel [and seven others].
| Author/creator | Hempel, Susanne author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Washington, DC : Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Quality Enhancement Research Initiative, Health Services Research & Development Service, September 2013. |
| Description | 1 online resource (iii, 113 pages) : illustrations |
| Supplemental Content | https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo154675 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | United States. Department of Veterans Affairs. Health Services Research and Development Service, issuing body. |
| Other author/creator | Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (U.S.) |
| Other author/creator | West Los Angeles VA Medical Center. Evidence-Based Synthesis Program Center. |
| Other author/creator | Evidence-based Synthesis Program (U.S.) |
| Summary | The VA National Center for Patient Safety has requested an evidence review to examine the prevalence and the root causes of wrong site surgery, retained surgical items, and surgical fires. The evidence review also evaluates current guidelines and the effectiveness of interventions for the prevention of these events. Studies examining VA-specific data were of special interest. The evidence synthesis will be used to develop a standardized, single, strong recommendation to VA facilities in the effort to eliminate these events. The key questions are: Key Question 1. What is the prevalence of: wrong site surgery, retained surgical items, and surgical fires? Key Question 2. What are the identified root causes of: wrong site surgery, retained surgical items, and surgical fires? Key Question 3. What is the quality of current guidelines in use to prevent wrong site surgery, retained surgical items, and surgical fires? Key Question 4. What is the effectiveness of the individually identified interventions for the prevention of wrong site surgery, retained surgical items, and surgical fires? |
| General note | "Evidence-based synthesis program." |
| General note | "September 2013." |
| General note | GPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP). |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 88-104). |
| Funding information | VA-ESP 05-226 |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (VA, viewed April 14, 2021). |
| GPO item number | 0985-A-12 (online) |
| Govt. docs number | VA 1.107/3:W 94 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |