Incidence of Wrong-Site Surgery List Errors for a 2-Year Period in a Single National Health Service Board

Discussion This is the first study to identify incidence of wrong-site/site list errors in the United Kingdom. Reducing list errors should form part of a wider risk reduction strategy to reduce wrong-site/side never events. Human factors barrier management analysis may help identify the most effective checks and controls to reduce list errors incidence, whereas resilience engineering approaches should help develop understanding of how to best capture and neutralize errors.
Source: Journal of Patient Safety - Category: Health Management Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research