Future Directions of Surgical Safety
Fig. 53.1 The Donabedian Quality Triad. Donabedian theorized that the integration of all three elements of the triad is essential in assessing the delivery of care [21] Which measures best…
How Regulators Assess and Accredit Safety and Quality in Surgical Services
National/international Statutory regulations and Institutional licensing/voluntary system Country, if national Regulators/organizations providing the requirements Keywords Year of publication (between 2000 and 2015) Brief description of assurance schemes Focus of assurance…
The Burning Platform: Improving Surgical Quality and Keeping Patients Safe
Healthcare should be • Safe • Effective • Patient centered • Timely • Efficient • Equitable Threats to Patient Safety Progress in science and technology has led to dramatic, worldwide…
Surgical Graduate Medical Education Program Accreditation and the Clinical Learning Environment: Patient Safety and Health Care Quality
• Patient care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective • Medical knowledge of biomedical, epidemiologic, and socio-behavioral sciences as applied to patient care • Practice-based learning and improvement that involves…
Diagnostic Error in Surgery and Surgical Services
Definitions of diagnostic error Author Definition Mark Graber Medical diagnoses that are wrong, missed, or delayed [2] A diagnosis that was unintentionally delayed (sufficient information was available earlier), wrong (another…
The Future and Challenges of Surgical Technology Implementation and Patient Safety
Fig. 10.1 The renal hilum , Intuitive Surgical The da Vinci® Surgical System is widely employed across multiple surgical specialties to perform minimally invasive procedures such as prostatectomy, gynecologic procedures,…
Geriatric Surgical Quality and Wellness
Preoperative risk factors Intraoperative and postoperative risk factors • Age greater than 65 • Infection • Visual or hearing impairment • Surgical stress • Preexisting cognitive impairment • Cardiopulmonary complications…
Lessons Learned from Anesthesia Registries About Surgical Safety and Reliability
1999 Publication of To Err is Human by the Institute of Medicine 2005 Medicare Physician Group Practice incentive program launched as a 3-year demonstration project 2006 Physician Quality Reporting System…
The Perioperative Surgical Home: The New Frontier
Fig. 46.1 The Perioperative Surgical Home conceptualized as an umbrella, under which its variants or components are positioned Integrated care pathways are rigorously standardized, task-orientated care plans that detail all…
How Not to Run an Incident Investigation
Common assumptions in RCA The local reality The investigation team displays a thorough understanding of the event through the rational presentation of information The information gathered by the investigation team…
