Patient safety practices in European anaesthesiology: Expert evaluation and ranking
Authors' conclusion
Many useful practices to promote patient safety were identified, but as some practices appear to be context-dependent
Study context
- Population
- Safety practices and tips from anaesthesiology departments around Europe, ranked by 19 experts from nine European countries
- Participants
- 19 participants · 117 practices
- Outcome
- Rankings of safety practices for anticipated practice impact, cost, speed, and ease of implementation
Methodological detailsexpert group ranking, 0-5 scales, qualitative analysis of free text comments, collaborative remote working
- Expert group ranking
- 0-5 scales
- Qualitative analysis of free text comments
- Collaborative remote working
Recommendations
As reported in the abstract
Highest-ranked practices for potential beneficial impact (0-5 scale)
- Standardising the layout of drug trolleys
- 4.82
- Involving all staff in new safety initiatives in the operating theatre
- 4.73
- Ensuring patients' medical records are available at the time of surgery
- 4.71
- Running regular simulation training sessions in departments of anaesthesia
- 4.67
- Creating a difficult airway management trolley
- 4.65
Safety
Possible unintended harms of adopting safety practices (qualitative)
- Risk that practices may not achieve intended effect; introducing new safety activities can cause more mistakes during implementation
Original publication
Patient safety practices in European anaesthesiology: Expert evaluation and ranking. Eur J Anaesthesiol. Published 5 December 2022. doi:10.
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