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Prevention of wrong site surgery, retained surgical items, and surgical fires : a systematic review

Title
  1. Prevention of wrong site surgery, retained surgical items, and surgical fires : a systematic review / Susanne Hempel [and seven others].
Published by
  1. Washington, DC : Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Quality Enhancement Research Initiative, Health Services Research & Development Service, September 2013.
Author
  1. Hempel, Susanne

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Details

Additional authors
  1. United States. Department of Veterans Affairs. Health Services Research and Development Service, issuing body.
  2. Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (U.S.)
  3. West Los Angeles VA Medical Center. Evidence-Based Synthesis Program Center.
  4. Evidence-based Synthesis Program (U.S.)
Description
  1. 1 online resource (iii, 113 pages) : illustrations
Summary
  1. 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?
Subject
  1. Surgical errors > United States > Prevention
  2. Surgical instruments and apparatus > United States
  3. Medical errors > United States > Prevention
  4. Surgery > United States
  5. Surgery, Operative > United States
  6. Medical errors > Prevention
  7. Surgery
  8. Surgical errors > Prevention
  9. Surgical instruments and apparatus
  10. United States
Call number
  1. GPO Internet VA 1.107/3:W 94
Note
  1. "Evidence-based synthesis program."
  2. "September 2013."
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 88-104).
Funding (note)
  1. VA-ESP
Source of description (note)
  1. Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (VA, viewed April 14, 2021).
Author
  1. Hempel, Susanne, author.
Title
  1. Prevention of wrong site surgery, retained surgical items, and surgical fires : a systematic review / Susanne Hempel [and seven others].
Publisher
  1. Washington, DC : Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Quality Enhancement Research Initiative, Health Services Research & Development Service, September 2013.
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. computer
Type of carrier
  1. online resource
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 88-104).
Funding
  1. VA-ESP 05-226
Connect to:
  1. https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo154675
Added author
  1. United States. Department of Veterans Affairs. Health Services Research and Development Service, issuing body.
  2. Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (U.S.)
  3. West Los Angeles VA Medical Center. Evidence-Based Synthesis Program Center.
  4. Evidence-based Synthesis Program (U.S.)
Gpo item no.
  1. 0985-A-12 (online)
Sudoc no.
  1. VA 1.107/3:W 94
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