Safety Analysis in Regard to the Introduction of Surgical Checklists in the Operation Rooms in a Tertiary Care Center
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Sponsor
- Primary Endpoint
- number of complications after elective surgery
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The study investigates the impact of the introduction of a surgical checklist on the incidence of complications and mortality within 30 days after surgery in patients scheduled for elective non-cardiac surgery. Patients scheduled for elective surgical procedures lasting longer than 20 minutes at are eligible. Surgery is performed in a single tertiary care center. Study design is an open trial before and after intervention (implementation of the checklist "safe surgery saves lifes").
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Non Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Crossover
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •elective surgery in general or regional anesthesia lasting > 15 min
Exclusion Criteria
- •urgent surgery
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
number of complications after elective surgery
Time Frame: within 30 days
comparison of number of complications in the two study arms before and after introduction of the checklist
Secondary Outcomes
- mortality(30 days)
Investigators
Matthias Bock
Safety Analysis in Regard to the Introduction of Surgical Checklists in the Operation Rooms in a Tertiary Care Center
Regional Hospital of Bolzano