How can research methodologies be used to better understand the effectiveness of surgical safety initiatives?

May 13, 2022 ... Most respondents believe time-outs make neurosurgery safer (97.2%) and that the process reduces the risk of wrong-side or wrong-level ... Sep 1, 2016 ... Communication among the members of a surgical team, represented by the time-out feature of a checklist, is itself an ethically significant ... Time Out – To be completed before the first incision, acting as the final opportunity to identify the patient, the procedure, and the site involved; Sign Out – ... Feb 5, 2025 ... In this study we explore how surgical teams' attitudes towards the usefulness of the time-out affect its utilization. Authors of the present paper describe how the time-out checklist used before skin incision was implemented and how it progressed to its current form. Feb 5, 2025 ... Background The surgical time-out is a critical safety measure used in the operating room (OR). We examined the mediating relationship of the ... May 15, 2021 ... Cataract surgeons and their staff will often take a surgery “time out” in which the entire OR staff pauses and confirms such things as the ... Jun 12, 2013 ... Today is National Time Out (for patient safety) Day. Surgeons A "time out" in a preschool is something entirely different from the "time outs" ... OUR PLATFORM. Time Out Surgical® leverages a cloud-based platform along with the technology already available on your smartphone to create closed-loop and ... Mar 25, 2022 ... Starting Surgery – Second Timeout. After the patient is prepped for the procedure, the circulator calls another timeout before the scalpel is ...