Journal de gynécologie, obstétrique et biologie de la reproduction
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Various studies have shown that the use of a checklist in the operating room lowers mortality and morbidity related to the act of anaesthesia and surgery. The WHO launched a program in June 2008 to improve the safety of surgical care; the main point is the rational use of a simple tool: the Surgical Safety Checklist. ⋯ This checklist can of course be supplemented by other checklists specific from specialty teams or places but it can never be abridged or altered. The HAS provides for the promotion of the implementation of this checklist, the certification of health facilities with its introduction into the V2010 and accreditation of doctors.
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J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris) · Sep 2010
[Patient safety indicators for obstetrics: a Delphi based study].
Clinical indicators are increasingly used to assess safety of patient care. In obstetrics, only a few indicators have been validated to date and none is used across specialties. The purpose of this study was to identify and assess for face and content validity a group of safety indicators that could be used by anaesthetists, obstetricians and neonatologists involved in labour and delivery units. ⋯ We identified and validated for face and content, a group of six clinical indicators to measure potentially preventable iatrogenic complications in labour and delivery units.