Validation of surgical checklist to prevent surgical site infection/Validação de checklist cirúrgico para prevenção de infecção de sítio cirúrgico

• Published in: Acta paulista de enfermagem 2015-11, Vol.28 (6), p.553
• Main Authors: Roscani, Alessandra Nazareth Cainé Pereira, Ferraz, Edmundo Machado, Filho, Antônio Gonçalves de Oliveira, de Freitas, Maria Isabel Pedreira
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 0103-2100; 1982-0194
• DOI: 10.1590/19820194201500092

This article designs and validates a surgical checklist to improve patient safety and prevent surgical site infection. This quantitative study was carried out to validate an instrument created and used for surgical safety. Seven experts validated the instrument. For agreement among experts, was used Kendall's concordance coefficient; if their opinions differed significantly, the Cochran's test was adopted. An instrument is validated when concordance among experts is achieved and its clarity is significant. In the first assessment of the instrument, Kendall's concordance coefficients were 0.230 in terms of pertinence and 0.390 for clarity. These results caused a reformulation in the checklist. After reformulation, an absolute concordance was achieved for pertinence and no significant difference was seen in terms of clarity. After instrument validation, was created an information system to input data collected. The instrument was validated. It can help improve patient safety and prevent surgical site infection.