Peter F Nichol, Mark J Saari, Natalia Navas, David Aguilar, Rita K Bliesner, Paige J Brunner, Jacob C Caceres, Madelyn Chen, Ava R VanDommelen, Matthew Fischer, Simar Garcha, Elaf A Ghawas, Grace R Hackinson, Ava Hitzeman, Maria Jabbour, Amanda M Jentsch, Madison M Kurth, Mollyn Leyden, Qianyun Luo, Abigail C McGrain, Gwendolyn Nytes, Olivia R O'Brien, Jesibell K Philavong, Natalie Villegas, Shannon R Walsh, Sydney S Wisdorf
BACKGROUND: The reporting of surgical instrument errors historically relies on cumbersome, non-automated, human-dependent, data entry into a computer database that is not integrated into the electronic medical record. The limitations of these reporting systems make it difficult to accurately estimate the negative impact of surgical instrument errors on operating room efficiencies. We set out to determine the impact of surgical instrument errors on a two-hospital healthcare campus using independent observers trained in the identification of Surgical Instrument Errors...
April 15, 2024: BMC Surgery