How can the time out process be strengthened to prevent these errors?

This study evaluates whether purposefully introduced errors during the timeout routine are detected and reported by the operating team members. 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 ... 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 ... Introduction. The time-out (TO) can prevent adverse events but is subject to TO engagement. We hypothesize transforming the TO to an auditable, active process ... 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. Jun 7, 2022 ... By executing a timeout before and after the planned procedure, one can significantly decrease the number of wrong site surgeries and retained foreign bodies. We sought to identify nonroutine events that occur during the time-out procedure in the operating room, including distractions and interruptions, deviations ... Feb 5, 2025 ... In this study we explore how surgical teams' attitudes towards the usefulness of the time-out affect its utilization. When two or more procedures will be performed on the same patient, the time out must be repeated when the person performing the procedure changes and prior to ... Dec 9, 2024 ... The purpose of this study was to evaluate the implementation of surgical time-out at an academic medical center in Saudi Arabia, and to reveal potential factors