Surgical Time Outs in a Combat Zone

ABSTRACT AORN supports the Joint Commission's requirements and guidelines to promote correct site surgery, including preoperative verification, site marking, and conducting and documenting a surgical time out. This article highlights the success of a well-implemented surgical time out policy an...

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Published in:AORN journal 2009-03, Vol.89 (3), p.535-537
Main Author: Harrington, Jason W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesia & Perioperative Care
combat support hospital
correct site surgery
Humans
Iraq
Medical Errors - prevention & control
Military Personnel
Nursing
Patient Care Team - organization & administration
Patient Identification Systems
Perianesthesia
Personnel Turnover
Quality of care
Requirements
Risk Management - methods
Surgery
surgical time out
United States
War
Wounds and Injuries - surgery
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Summary:ABSTRACT AORN supports the Joint Commission's requirements and guidelines to promote correct site surgery, including preoperative verification, site marking, and conducting and documenting a surgical time out. This article highlights the success of a well-implemented surgical time out policy and procedure at a two-bed combat support hospital in northern Iraq. Policy implementation, training, documentation, and quality management chart checks prevented any incidence of wrong site surgery through the completion of more than 900 procedures on more than 400 patients during a 15-month period. AORN J 89 (March 2009) 535–537. © AORN, Inc, 2009.
ISSN:0001-2092
1878-0369
DOI:10.1016/j.aorn.2008.07.016