What are some best practices for performing a surgical time out?

3 The most interesting finding of this article is a subset analysis of transfers from institutions who already have cardiothoracic surgery programs. These spe-. Jun 3, 2013 ... We propose a surgical checklist, to be completed during a second “time-out”, aimed at reducing peri-operative complications and addressing obstacles presented ... Office surgery facilities and facilities licensed under section 395, FS, (hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers) are required to perform a pause/time out. ... time-out is specified elsewhere (policy, procedure, etc.)." While part of the Joint Commission's Universal Protocol includes surgical site marking, the ... 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 18, 2021 ... who will be performing surgery should be disclosed. the surgeon should disclose to the patient at the time of scheduling an "exposure prone ... For surgical safety checks, the timeout check could be done while the patient is still awake to enable them to contribute to the conversation, rather than ... Jun 26, 2021 ... The time-out is a crucial step to preventing wrong-site surgeries, and a necessary step to comply with the Universal Protocol. 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 ... Best of all, printed clearly on the bag is the message “Time Out” alerting staff to take a critical pause during surgery preparation. This paper bag is made of ...