• V Piriou, P Hacquard, C Cunat, C Toussaint, A Auclair, M-A Malecot, M-F Ginet, N Pecquerie, J-C Lifante, and V Flatin.
• Service d'anesthésie réanimation, centre hospitalier Lyon-Sud, hospices Civils de Lyon, 165, chemin du Grand-Revoyet, 69495 Pierre-Bénite cedex, France.
• Ann Fr Anesth Reanim. 2013 Apr 1;32(4):235-40.

ObjectiveTo assess, a year after the deployment of the check-list in the centre hospitalier Lyon Sud (CHLS - HCL), the perception of medical and nursing staff regarding the advantages of the check-list and its level of integration within the overall organization of the operating room.Type Of StudyDescriptive study, questionnaires and audits.Materials And MethodsDistribution of individual questionnaires to the entire operating room staff, and observational audits in the operating room, to objectively assess the quality of implementation of the check-list (level II of the HAS - French National Autority of Health).ResultsThe medical and nursing staff participated equally in using the check-list. This was derived from the individual questionnaires and reinforced by the observational audit; they also revealed an uneven implementation of the three phases, with phase 3 almost never performed. In two-third of the cases, the time-out requirements did not comply with HAS instructions. Nurses and physicians perceived the check-list differently. Even though they agreed that the check-list should be a team effort and is useful, nurses noted a lack of investment and leadership from doctors, in addition to communication problems, which led to a feeling of disrespect towards them when they play the role of the check-list coordinator.ConclusionThe questionnaire and the audit of practice showed strong adherence to the concept in that the surgical check-list was considered useful by all staff. However, it was also considered to be an added formality and its full implementation was rare in practice. There was a problem of distribution and acceptance of roles with nurses often observing that they were the only ones strictly following the check-list due to a lack of medical investment.Copyright © 2013 Société française d’anesthésie et de réanimation (Sfar). Published by Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.

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