Addressing the important error of missing surgical items in an operated patient

ConclusionDespite the increase in the rate of MSIs, an implemented transparency and reporting system helped reduce the cases with serious consequences. To further prevent the occurrence of losing surgical elements in a surgery, we recommend educating OR staff members about responsibility and obligation to report all incidents that are caused during an operation, to develop an event reporting system as well as"rituals" within the OR setting to increase the team's awareness to MSIs.Trial registration Clinicaltrials.gov (NCT04293536). Date of registration: 08.01.2021.https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04293536.
Source: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research