Safe Surgery Guide

摘要

Safe Surgery Guide focuses on improving safety not only in procedural and operative areas in any type of organization, but also across the entire continuum of a patient's surgical experience. In presenting practical tips, strategies, tools, and case studies from a variety of caregivers and organizations worldwide, Safe Surgery Guide addresses how to avoid the most serious adverse events that occur in the surgical setting, including wrong-site, wrong-procedure, wrong-patient surgery; problems with anesthesia or medications; retained foreign objects; and surgical fires. Particular attention to effective communication and hand hygiene throughout the surgical process underscores the importance of establishing a culture of safety—an environment in which everyone on a team is focused on working together to provide the safest possible care for the patient.