COVID-19. Protocolo nacional en áreas quirúrgicas. Revisión / COVID-19. National protocol in surgical areas. Review

El COVID-19 inicio en diciembre del 2019 en la ciudad de Wuhan, China. Actualmente estamos aprendiendo sobre la atención de los pacientes, y la adaptación del personal de salud ante la pandemia. El objetivo de esta revisión es fomentar las bases para la elaboración de un protocolo nacional en áreas quirúrgicas ante la presencia del COVID-19. Consta de 14 publicaciones de acceso libre a través de PUBMED y ELSEVIER como buscadores digitales, se enmarcaron a través de las acciones de salud de diferentes instituciones a nivel mundial, y de las labores en áreas quirúrgicas, teniendo como resultado la suspensión de intervenciones no prioritarias, conservación de las cirugías de emergencia y aquellas cuya evolución simbolice complicaciones para el paciente. La utilización adecuada de los equipos de protección personal, y la distribución de las acciones de trabajo en situaciones de riesgo ante pacientes con COVID-19 o probables. Es de destacar la utilización de redes sociales y telemedicina para continuar las actividades académicas y la difusión de información adecuada para pacientes y personal de salud(AU)

COVID-19 started in December 2019 in the city of Wuhan, China. We are currently continuing to learn about patient care, and the adaptation of health personnel to the pandemic. The objective of this review is to promote the bases for the development of a national protocol in surgical areas in the presence of COVID-19. It consists of 14 free access publications through PUBMED and ELSEVIER as digital search engines, they were framed through the health actions of different institutions worldwide, and work in surgical areas, resulting in the suspension of non-priorities surgical interventions, conservation of emergency surgeries and those whose evolution symbolizes complications for the patient. The proper use of personal protective equipment, and the distribution of work actions in risky situations with patients with COVID-19 or probable. It is worth highlighting the use of social networks and telemedicine to continue academic activities and the dissemination of adequate information for patients and health personnel(AU)

Critérios auditáveis para implementação de melhores práticas na adesão ao checklist cirúrgico / Criterios de auditoría para la implementación de mejores prácticas en la adhesión a la checklist quirúrgico / Auditable criteria for implementing best practices in adhering to the surgical safety checklist

Resumo Objetivo Avaliar a adesão ao uso da Lista de Verificação de Segurança Cirúrgica de um hospital, conforme os critérios auditáveis do Instituto Joanna Briggs. Métodos Estudo observacional descritivo que utilizou as ferramentas Practical Application of Clinical Evidence System e Getting Reasearch into Practice nas três fases previstas da metodologia: auditoria de base, educativa e auditoria de seguimento. As auditorias aconteceram no centro cirúrgico de um hospital do oeste de Santa Catarina. Na auditoria de base, foram elegíveis cem cirurgias, sendo as mesmas cem incluídas na auditoria de seguimento, com observação direta da equipe cirúrgica no preenchimento completo da Lista de Verificação de Segurança Cirúrgica. Resultados Na auditoria de base, os critérios 2 e 3 tiveram alta conformidade com a melhor prática (81% a 93%), e os critérios 1 e 4 (45%, 49%) apresentaram baixa conformidade. A partir das barreiras encontradas na auditoria de base, foram realizadas atividades educativas junto à equipe cirúrgica. Na auditoria de seguimento, houve aumento nos percentuais da conformidade em todos os critérios, e os critérios 2 e 3 obtiveram 100% e 99%, respectivamente, contudo os critérios 1 e 4 continuaram com percentuais abaixo do esperado (65% e 54%, respectivamente). Conclusão A não obtenção de 100% de conformidade nos critérios auditados é ocasionada por um cuidado assistido não baseado na prática por evidências. Contudo, espera-se uma educação permanente e continuada para realizar as boas práticas na instituição do estudo.

Resumen Objetivo Evaluar la adhesión al uso de la Lista de Verificación de Seguridad Quirúrgica de un hospital, según los criterios de auditoría del Instituto Joanna Briggs. Métodos Estudio observacional descriptivo que utilizó las herramientas Practical Application of Clinical Evidence System y Getting Reasearch into Practice en las tres fases previstas de la metodología: auditoría basal, educativa y auditoría de seguimiento. Las auditorías se realizaron en el quirófano de un hospital del oeste del estado de Santa Catarina. En la auditoría basal, se seleccionaron 100 cirugías y las mismas 100 se incluyeron en la auditoría de seguimiento, con observación directa del equipo quirúrgico para el llenado completo de la Lista de Verificación de Seguridad Quirúrgica. Resultados En la auditoría basal, los criterios 2 y 3 tuvieron alta conformidad con la mejor práctica (81 % a 93 %), y los criterios 1 y 4 (45 %, 49 %) presentaron baja conformidad. A partir de los obstáculos encontrados en la auditoría basal, se realizaron actividades educativas con el equipo quirúrgico. En la auditoría de seguimiento, hubo un aumento en los porcentajes de conformidad en todos los criterios. El criterio 2 obtuvo 100 % y el 3, 99 %; no obstante, los criterios 1 y 4 continuaron con porcentajes inferiores a lo esperado (65 % y 54 %, respectivamente). Conclusión La no obtención del 100 % de conformidad en los criterios auditados se debe a un cuidado asistido no basado en la práctica por evidencias. Sin embargo, se espera una educación permanente y continua para realizar las buenas prácticas en la institución del estudio.

Abstract Objective To assess adherence to the use of the hospital's Surgical Safety Checklist according to the auditable criteria of the Joanna Briggs Institute. Methods An observational descriptive study was conducted, using the Practical Application of Clinical Evidence System and Getting Research into Practice tools in the three phases of the study methodology: basic, educational and follow-up audits. The audits took place in the surgical center of a hospital in western Santa Catarina, Brazil. A total of 100 surgeries were eligible in the baseline audit, with the same 100 being included in the follow-up audit, and direct observation being performed by the surgical team in completing the Surgical Safety Checklist. Results Criteria 2 and 3 were highly compliant with best practices (81% to 93%) in the baseline audit, while Criteria 1 and 4 (45%, 49%) had low compliance. Thus, educational activities were conducted with the surgical team based on the barriers found in the basic audit. There was an increase in the compliance percentages for all criteria in the follow-up audit, and Criteria 2 and 3 obtained 100% and 99%, respectively; however, Criteria 1 and 4 continued with percentages below the expected (65% and 54%, respectively). Conclusion Failure to achieve 100% compliance with the audited criteria is caused by the provided care not being based on evidence-based practice. However, permanent and continuous education is expected to result in good practices at the study institution.

Establishing criteria for pediatric epilepsy surgery center levels of care: Report from the ILAE Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Task Force.

Presurgical evaluation and surgery in the pediatric age group are unique in challenges related to caring for the very young, range of etiologies, choice of appropriate investigations, and surgical procedures. Accepted standards that define the criteria for levels of presurgical evaluation and epilepsy surgery care do not exist. Through a modified Delphi process involving 61 centers with experience in pediatric epilepsy surgery across 20 countries, including low-middle- to high-income countries, we established consensus for two levels of care. Levels were based on age, etiology, complexity of presurgical evaluation, and surgical procedure. Competencies were assigned to the levels of care relating to personnel, technology, and facilities. Criteria were established when consensus was reached (≥75% agreement). Level 1 care consists of children age 9 years and older, with discrete lesions including hippocampal sclerosis, undergoing lobectomy or lesionectomy, preferably on the cerebral convexity and not close to eloquent cortex, by a team including a pediatric epileptologist, pediatric neurosurgeon, and pediatric neuroradiologist with access to video-electroencephalography and 1.5-T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Level 2 care, also encompassing Level 1 care, occurs across the age span and range of etiologies (including tuberous sclerosis complex, Sturge-Weber syndrome, hypothalamic hamartoma) associated with MRI lesions that may be ill-defined, multilobar, hemispheric, or multifocal, and includes children with normal MRI or foci in/abutting eloquent cortex. Available Level 2 technologies includes 3-T MRI, other advanced magnetic resonance technology including functional MRI and diffusion tensor imaging (tractography), positron emission tomography and/or single photon emission computed tomography, source localization with electroencephalography or magnetoencephalography, and the ability to perform intra- or extraoperative invasive monitoring and functional mapping, by a large multidisciplinary team with pediatric expertise in epilepsy, neurophysiology, neuroradiology, epilepsy neurosurgery, neuropsychology, anesthesia, neurocritical care, psychiatry, and nursing. Levels of care will improve safety and outcomes for pediatric epilepsy surgery and provide standards for personnel and technology to achieve these levels.

Surviving the COVID-19 Pandemic: Surge Capacity Planning for Nonemergent Surgery.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has confronted the U.S. health care system with unprecedented challenges amidst a tenuous economic environment. As inpatient hospitals across the country prepare for an overwhelming influx of highly contagious COVID-19 cases, many nonemergent procedures have been cancelled or indefinitely postponed without guidance regarding eventual safe accommodation of these procedures in the future. Given the potentially prolonged impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health care use, it is imperative for plastic surgeons to collaborate with other medical and surgical specialties to develop surge capacity protocols that allow continuation of safe, high-quality, nonemergent procedures. The purpose of this article is to provide necessary and timely public health information relevant to plastic surgery and also share a conceptual framework to guide surge capacity protocols for nonemergent surgery.

SCAI position statement on the performance of percutaneous coronary intervention in ambulatory surgical centers.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) began reimbursement for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) performed in ambulatory surgical centers (ASC) in January 2020. The ability to perform PCI in an ASC has been made possible due to the outcomes data from observational studies and randomized controlled trials supporting same day discharge (SDD) after PCI. In appropriately selected patients for outpatient PCI, clinical outcomes for SDD or routine overnight observation are comparable without any difference in short-term or long-term adverse events. Furthermore, a potential for lower cost of care without a compromise in clinical outcomes exists. These studies provide the framework and justification for performing PCI in an ASC. The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) supported this coverage decision provided the quality and safety standards for PCI in an ASC were equivalent to the hospital setting. The current position paper is written to provide guidance for starting a PCI program in an ASC with an emphasis on maintaining quality standards. Regulatory requirements and appropriate standards for the facility, staff and physicians are delineated. The consensus document identified appropriate patients for consideration of PCI in an ASC. The key components of an ongoing quality assurance program are defined and the ethical issues relevant to PCI in an ASC are reviewed.

Manejo quirúrgico de pacientes con infección por COVID-19. Recomendaciones de la Asociación Española de Cirujanos / Surgical Management of Patients With COVID-19 Infection. Recommendations of the Spanish Association of Surgeons

Debido a la actual pandemia de enfermedad respiratoria denominada enfermedad por coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) causada por el virus denominado SARS-CoV-2, numerosos pacientes con confirmación o sospecha de COVID-19 precisarán tratamiento quirúrgico electivo inaplazable o urgente. Estas situaciones requieren la adopción de medidas especiales da cara a minimizar la posibilidad de contagio entre pacientes, la exposición del personal sanitario y el desarrollo de complicaciones postoperatorias. En el presente documento se explican las principales medidas a tener en cuenta en caso de atención a pacientes COVID-19 o sospecha tanto durante su evaluación como en caso de requerir tratamiento quirúrgico

Due to the current pandemic of respiratory disease known as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, many patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 infection will require elective surgery, surgery that cannot be postponed, or emergency surgical treatment. In these situations, special measures need to be adopted in order to minimize the possibility of transmission between patients, exposure of healthcare personnel and the development of postoperative complications. This document explains the main principles to consider when managing confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients during evaluation as well as when surgical treatment is required

Recomendações para cirurgia de emergência durante a pandemia do COVID-19 / Recommendations for emergency surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic

Introdução: a pandemia provocada pelo 2019 Novel Coronavírus (COVID-19) provocou um desafio global de saúde pública, com repercussões em diversos setores da sociedade. As práticas médicas necessitaram adaptar-se no atendimento ao doente portador do COVID-19 ou suspeito. Métodos: realizou-se pesquisa bibliográfica de publicações e de diretrizes de sociedades médicas em relação às abordagens cirúrgicas de emergência nesta atual pandemia. Resultados: o material bibliográfico ainda é escasso, indefinido e de baixa evidência, mas são adequados neste momento inicial de enfrentamento do COVID-19 no Brasil. Conclusão: para reduzir o risco de contaminação dos profissionais de saúde, as técnicas e decisões cirúrgicas precisam adaptar-se ao cenário de pandemia do COVID-19.(AU)

Introduction: the pandemic caused by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has caused a global public health challenge, with repercussions in several sectors of society. Medical practices needed to adapt in the care of patients with or suspected of having COVID-19. Methods: Bibliographic research of publications and guidelines of medical societies regarding emergency surgical approaches in this current pandemic was carried out. Results: the bibliographic material is still scarce, undefined and of low evidence, but which are adequate in this initial moment of coping with COVID-19 in Brazil. Conclusion: to reduce the risk of contamination of health professionals, surgical techniques and decisions need to adapt to the pandemic scenario of COVID-19.(AU)

Obtaining and Modeling Variability in Travel Times From Off-Site Satellite Clinics to Hospitals and Surgery Centers for Surgeons and Proceduralists Seeing Office Patients in the Morning and Performing a To-Follow List of Cases in the Afternoon.

BACKGROUND: Hospitals achieve growth in surgical caseload primarily from the additive contribution of many surgeons with low caseloads. Such surgeons often see clinic patients in the morning then travel to a facility to do 1 or 2 scheduled afternoon cases. Uncertainty in travel time is a factor that might need to be considered when scheduling the cases of to-follow surgeons. However, this has not been studied. We evaluated variability in travel times within a city with high traffic density. METHODS: We used the Google Distance Matrix application programming interface to prospectively determine driving times incorporating current traffic conditions at 5-minute intervals between 9:00 AM and 4:55 PM during the first 4 months of 2018 between 4 pairs of clinics and hospitals in the University of Miami health system. Travel time distributions were modeled using lognormal and Burr distributions and compared using the absolute and signed differences for the median and the 0.9 quantile. Differences were evaluated using 2-sided, 1-group t tests and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests. We considered 5-minute signed differences between the distributions as managerially relevant. RESULTS: For the 80 studied combinations of origin-to-destination pairs (N = 4), day of week (N = 5), and the hour of departure between 10:00 AM and 1:55 PM (N = 4), the maximum difference between the median and 0.9 quantile travel time was 8.1 minutes. This contrasts with the previously published corresponding difference between the median and the 0.9 quantile of 74 minutes for case duration. Travel times were well fit by Burr and lognormal distributions (all 160 differences of medians and of 0.9 quantiles <5 minutes; P < .001). For each of the 4 origin-destination pairs, travel times at 12:00 PM were a reasonable approximation to travel times between the hours of 10:00 AM and 1:55 PM during all weekdays. CONCLUSIONS: During mid-day, when surgeons likely would travel between a clinic and an operating room facility, travel time variability is small compared to case duration prediction variability. Thus, afternoon operating room scheduling should not be restricted because of concern related to unpredictable travel times by surgeons. Providing operating room managers and surgeons with estimated travel times sufficient to allow for a timely arrival on 90% of days may facilitate the scheduling of additional afternoon cases especially at ambulatory facilities with substantial underutilized time.

Malignant Hyperthermia-Susceptible Adult Patient and Ambulatory Surgery Center: Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia and Ambulatory Surgical Care Committee of the American Society of Anesthesiologists Position Statement.

This document represents a joint effort of the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia (SAMBA) and the Ambulatory Surgical Care Committee of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) concerning the safe anesthetic care of adult malignant hyperthermia (MH)-susceptible patients in a free-standing ambulatory surgery center (ASC). Adult MH-susceptible patients can safely undergo a procedure in a free-standing ASC assuming that proper precautions for preventing, identifying, and managing MH are taken. The administration of preoperative prophylaxis with dantrolene is not indicated in MH-susceptible patients scheduled for elective surgery. There is no evidence to recommend an extended stay in the ASC, and the patient may be discharged when the usual discharge criteria for outpatient surgery are met. Survival from an MH crisis in an ASC setting requires early recognition, prompt treatment, and timely transfer to a center with critical care capabilities.

Impact of Partnership Between Children's HeartLink and IQIC Database With a Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery Center in Brazil.

BACKGROUND: Aiming at fostering local development of cardiology and cardiovascular surgery centers in developing countries, the nonprofit organization Children's HeartLink (CHL) encourages centers to participate in the International Quality Improvement Collaborative Database for Congenital Heart Disease (IQIC). The definition of parameters and data to evaluate patient treatment provides an opportunity to improve quality of care, reducing morbidity and mortality. The objective of the study was to analyze the outcomes of the partnership between CHL and IQIC database with a single pediatric cardiology and cardiovascular surgery center for seven years providing continuous follow-up to guide actions aiming at morbidity and mortality reduction in patients with pediatric and congenital heart diseases. METHODS: Data were collected from January 2011 to December 2017 independently and with external audits and included preoperative information (demographic data, nutritional status, chromosomal abnormalities), Risk Adjustment for Congenital Heart Surgery (RACHS-1) score, and postoperative information such as infections or complications within the first 30 days or until hospital discharge and/or death. RESULTS: In the preoperative period, there was a trend toward an increase in the number of newborn patients. The postoperative period showed significant surgical procedure variations between groups for RACHS-1 risk category ( P = .003), prevalence of risk categories 2 and 3, and an increase in risk categories 4, 5, and 6, mainly in the last two years. Decreases in surgical site infection ( P = .03), bacterial sepsis, and other infections (both P < .001) were observed. At the 30-day postoperative follow-up, there was a decrease of in-hospital ( P = .16) and 30-day ( P = .14) mortality. CONCLUSION: The partnership between CHL and this seven-year analysis of IQIC database demonstrated structural and human flaws, whose resolution led to significant decrease in infection and reduction in mortality despite an increase in the complexity of our pediatric and congenital heart disease population.

Patient safety culture at a surgical center: the nursing perception. / Cultura de segurança do paciente em centro cirúrgico: visão da enfermagem.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the safety culture of the patient from the perception of the nursing team of a surgical center. METHOD: This is a cross-sectional and analytical study with 92 professionals from the nursing of a surgical center of a hospital in Teresina-PI, the data were collected from January to June of 2016, through the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture questionnaire. In the analysis and interpretation of the data the guidelines of the AHRQ were followed. RESULTS: The evaluation of patient safety by the professionals was "Regular" (48.9%). The dimension of the safety culture with the most positive result was "Organizational learning-continuous improvement" (58.7%), and with least positive results were "Opening for communication" (32.3%) and "Feedback and communication about errors" (32.6%). CONCLUSION: There are problematic areas in the safety culture of the sector, which shows that this culture needs to be better developed, with special attention to the dimensions of the culture that presented a less positive evaluation.

Cultura de segurança do paciente em centro cirúrgico: visão da enfermagem / Cultura de la seguridad del paciente en un centro quirúrgico: visión de la enfermería / Patient safety culture at a surgical center: the nursing perception

Resumo OBJETIVO Analisar a cultura de segurança do paciente a partir da visão da equipe de enfermagem de um centro cirúrgico. MÉTODO Estudo transversal e analítico realizado com 92 profissionais de enfermagem de um centro cirúrgico em um hospital de Teresina-PI, os dados foram coletados de janeiro a junho de 2016, por meio da aplicação do questionário Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture. Na análise e interpretação dos dados foi seguido as orientações da AHRQ. RESULTADOS A avaliação da segurança do paciente pelos profissionais foi "Regular" (48,9%). A dimensão da cultura de segurança com resultado mais positivo foi "Aprendizado organizacional-melhoria contínua" (58,7%) e com resultados menos positivos foram "Abertura para comunicação" (32,3%) e "Feedback e comunicação sobre erros" (32,6%). CONCLUSÃO Existem áreas problemáticas na cultura de segurança do setor, mostrando que essa cultura precisa ser melhor desenvolvida, com especial atenção às dimensões da cultura que apresentaram avaliação menos positiva.

Resumen OBJETIVO Analizar la cultura de la seguridad del paciente, a partir de la visión de un equipo de enfermería de un centro quirúrgico. MÉTODO Estudio analítico y transversal con 92 profesionales de enfermería de un centro quirúrgico en un hospital de Teresina-PI. Se recolectaron los datos entre enero y junio de 2016, a través de una encuesta del Hospital Surveyon Patient Safety Culture. En el análisis e interpretación de los datos se siguieron las orientaciones de la AHRQ. RESULTADOS La evaluación de la seguridad del paciente por los profesionales fue "Regular" (48,9%). La dimensión de la cultura de la seguridad con un resultado más positivo fue "Aprendizaje organizacional y mejoría continua" (58,7%), y con resultados menos positivos fueron "Apertura para la comunicación" (32,3%); y "Feedback y comunicación sobre los errores" (32,6%). CONCLUSIÓN Existen áreas problemáticas en la cultura de la seguridad en el sector que demuestran que esta cultura necesita desarrollarse mejor, especialmente en la parte de atención a las dimensiones de la cultura que presentaron evaluación menos positiva.

Abstract OBJECTIVE To analyze the safety culture of the patient from the perception of the nursing team of a surgical center. METHOD This is a cross-sectional and analytical study with 92 professionals from the nursing of a surgical center of a hospital in Teresina-PI, the data were collected from January to June of 2016, through the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture questionnaire. In the analysis and interpretation of the data the guidelines of the AHRQ were followed. RESULTS The evaluation of patient safety by the professionals was "Regular" (48.9%). The dimension of the safety culture with the most positive result was "Organizational learning-continuous improvement" (58.7%), and with least positive results were "Opening for communication" (32.3%) and "Feedback and communication about errors" (32.6%). CONCLUSION There are problematic areas in the safety culture of the sector, which shows that this culture needs to be better developed, with special attention to the dimensions of the culture that presented a less positive evaluation.

Adherence to the objectives of the Safe Surgery Saves Lives Initiative: perspective of nurses / Adesão aos objetivos do Programa Cirurgias Seguras Salvam Vidas: perspectiva de enfermeiros / Adherencia a los objetivos del Programa Cirugías Seguras Salvan Vidas: perspectiva de enfermeros

ABSTRACT Objective: to measure the adherence to the objectives of the Safe Surgery Saves Lives Initiative in surgical centers from the perspective of nurses. Method: cross-sectional study, developed through an online survey via the Google Forms® platform. The study participants were 220 nurses from surgical centers in different regions of Brazil. The data were collected through a socio-professional characterization form and a questionnaire in which the participants indicated their level of agreement in relation to the fulfillment of the objectives of the Safe Surgery Saves Lives Initiative. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics. Results: objective 1, The team will operate on the correct patient at the correct site, presented the highest levels of total agreement (n = 144; 65.5%) and partial agreement (n = 52; 23.6%). Objective 10, Hospitals and the public health systems will establish routine surveillance of surgical capacity, volume and results, obtained the lowest percentages of total (n = 69, 31.4%) and partial agreement (n = 81, 36.8%). Conclusion: adherence to the objectives of the Initiative is adequate, but there are weaknesses, especially in relation to the prevention of never events.

RESUMO Objetivo: mensurar a adesão aos objetivos do Programa Cirurgias Seguras Salvam Vidas em centros cirúrgicos a partir da perspectiva de enfermeiros. Método: estudo transversal, desenvolvido por meio de um survey on-line via plataforma Google Forms ®. Os participantes da pesquisa foram 220 enfermeiros de centros cirúrgicos de diferentes regiões do Brasil. Os dados foram coletados por meio de uma ficha de caracterização socioprofissional e questionário em que os participantes indicavam seu nível de concordância em relação ao cumprimento dos objetivos do Programa Cirurgias Seguras Salvam Vidas. A análise dos dados foi realizada por meio de estatística descritiva. Resultados: o objetivo 1, operar o paciente certo e local cirúrgico certo, apresentou os maiores níveis de concordância total (n=144; 65,5%) e parcial (n=52; 23,6%). O objetivo 10, o hospital e os sistemas de saúde pública estabelecem vigilância de rotina sobre capacidade, volume e resultados cirúrgicos, obteve os menores percentuais de concordância total (n=69; 31,4%) e parcial (n=81; 36,8%). Conclusão: a adesão aos objetivos do Programa é adequada, mas há fragilidades especialmente em relação à prevenção de never events.

RESUMEN Objetivo: medir la adherencia a los objetivos del Programa Cirugías Seguras Salvan Vidas en centros quirúrgicos desde la perspectiva de enfermeros. Método: estudio transversal, desarrollado por medio de survey on-line vía plataforma Google Forms ®. Los participantes de la investigación fueron 220 enfermeros de centros quirúrgicos de diferentes regiones de Brasil. Los datos fueron recolectados por medio de una ficha de caracterización socioprofesional y cuestionario en que los participantes indicaban su nivel de concordancia en relación al cumplimiento de los objetivos del Programa Cirugías Seguras Salvan Vidas. El análisis de los datos fue realizado por medio de estadística descriptiva. Resultados: el objetivo 1, operar el paciente correcto y local quirúrgico cierto, presentó los mayores niveles de concordancia total (n=144, 65,5%) y parcial (n=52; 23,6%). El objetivo 10, el hospital y los sistemas de salud pública establecen vigilancia de rutina sobre capacidad, volumen y resultados quirúrgicos, obtuvo los menores porcentuales de concordancia total (n=69; 31,4%) y parcial (n=81; 36, 8%). Conclusión: la adherencia a los objetivos del Programa es adecuada, pero hay fragilidades especialmente en relación a la prevención de never events.

[Are There any Differences in Quality or Complication Rate in Total Knee Arthroplasty after Establishing a Centre for Endoprosthesis?] / Gibt es Veränderungen in der Qualität bzw. Komplikationshäufigkeit in der Knieendoprothetik durch die Etablierung eines Endoprothesenzetrums?

BACKGROUND: The aim of the study is to show whether there are any changes in quality or incidence of complications in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) after establishing a centre for endoprothesis (EPZ). MATERIAL AND METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study comparing 100 TKAs one year before establishing an EPZ (Group I) with 100 TKAs one year after establishing an EPZ (group II). Data were collected by analysing our electronic documentation system, and the report of the rehabilitation hospital. The following parameters were documented which are necessary to establish an EPZ: existence of X-rays before and after operation. Existence of full length weight bearing X-ray before operation or using a navigation device. Existence of preoperative planning, duration of TKA below 100 minutes. The following complications were documented: Periprosthetic infections, occurrence of periprosthetic fissures/fractures, thrombembolism, neurologic complications, patients' satisfaction rate with the hospital stay and mortality rate. Additionally femorotibial angle, femoral angle, tibial angle and tibial slope were measured. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS 22.0. using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, the Qui-Square test and the Mann-Whitney U test. RESULTS: There were no statistical differences in local or systemic complications. The mean duration of operation was 82.9 min in group I (min.: 55, max.: 141) und 81.5 min in group II (min.: 57, max.: 129; p > 0.05). In group I, there were 20/100 cases (20%) with operation time longer than 100 minutes, in group II 13/100 cases (13%; p < 0.001). Analysis of anatomical femorotibial angle, femur angle, tibial angle and tibial slope showed no significant differences. The rate of documented survey of patients' satisfaction rate improved from 62% in group I to 98% in group II (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: By establishing an EPZ, we achieved a significant improvement in the parameters operation time > 100 minutes and documented survey of patients' satisfaction rate, but not in complication rate.

Defining the characteristics of certified hernia centers in Italy: The Italian society of hernia and abdominal wall surgery workgroup consensus on systematic reviews of the best available evidences.

BACKGROUND: The terms "Hernia Center" (HC) and Hernia Surgeon" (HS) have gained more and more popularity in recent years. Nevertheless, there is lack of protocols and methods for certification of their activities and results. The Italian Society of Hernia and Abdominal Wall Surgery proposes a method for different levels of certification. METHODS: The national board created a commission, with the task to define principles and structure of an accreditation program. The discussion of each topic was preceded by a Systematic Review, according to PRISMA Guidelines and Methodology. In case of lack or inadequate data from literature, the parameter was fixed trough a Commission discussion. RESULTS: The Commission defined a certification process including: "FLC - First level Certification": restricted to single surgeon, it is given under request and proof of a formal completion of the learning curve process for the basic procedures and an adequate year volume of operations. "Second level certification": Referral Center for Abdominal Wall Surgery. It is a public or private structure run by at least two already certified and confirmed FLC surgeons. "Third level certification": High Specialization Center for Abdominal Wall Surgery. It is a public or private structure, already confirmed as Referral Centers, run by at least three surgeons (two certified and confirmed with FLC and one research fellow in abdominal wall surgery). Both levels of certification have to meet the Surgical Requirements and facilities criteria fixed by the Commission. CONCLUSION: The creation of different types of Hernia Centers is directed to create two different entities offering the same surgical quality with separate mission: the Referral Center being more dedicated to clinical and surgical activity and High Specialization Centers being more directed to scientific tasks.

Cirurgia segura: as evidências científicas para elaboração de uma intervenção educativa / Safe surgery: the scientific evidence for drawing up an educational intervention

Resumo: A segurança na assistência cirúrgica é um grande desafio nas instituições hospitalares, sendo que a implantação da lista de verificação de cirurgia segura tem mobilizado os profissionais de saúde, principalmente os enfermeiros, que atuam em centros cirúrgicos. Objetivos: este estudo objetivou analisar as evidências científicas sobre a lista de verificação de cirurgia segura; e propor uma estratégia educativa para a implantação da lista de verificação de cirurgia segura com base nestas evidências. Materiais e método: Trata-se de um estudo metodológico, de revisão integrativa (RI), fundamentada na Prática Baseada em Evidências, cuja busca foi realizada com os descritores segurança do paciente e enfermagem perioperatória/patient safety e perioperative nursing, nas base de dados Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS) e Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), com a questão de pesquisa "Quais as evidências científicas nacionais e internacionais sobre a lista de verificação de cirurgia segura, que podem subsidiar a proposição de uma estratégia educativa para a sua implantação?". Mediante critérios de inclusão e de exclusão, a amostra final foi constituída por 16 artigos científicos, que foram categorizados em dois temas. No tema "Participação para implantação do checklist" houve indicação de estratégias que podem favorecer a participação ativa dos profissionais de saúde, tanto para a sua implantação como seu aperfeiçoamento; e no tema "Avaliação da implantação do checklist" evidenciou-se aspectos importantes para a avaliação do processo de implantação na prática clínica, mas também há necessidade de estratégias para melhorar o comprometimento interprofissional. Com a análise destas evidências, elaborou-se a proposição de uma estratégia educativa para favorecer a implantação da lista de verificação de cirurgia segura em unidades de centro cirúrgico. Acreditamos que a estratégia proposta favorecerá a implantação e aperfeiçoamento da segurança na assistência cirúrgica aos pacientes, bem como a participação interprofissional

Abstract: Safety in surgical care is a great challenge in hospital institutions, and the implementation of a surgical safety checklist has mobilized health professionals, mainly nurses, who work in surgical centers. Objectives: This study was intended to analyze the national and international scientific evidence on surgical safety checklist; and to propose an educational strategy for its implementation, based on such evidence. Materials and methods: This is a methodological study, typified as integrative review (IR), underpinned by Evidence-Based Practice, whose search was held using the descriptors "segurança do paciente", "enfermagem perioperatória"/"patient safety", "perioperative nursing", in the Latin American & Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS) and Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE) databases, with the research question "What can the national and international scientific evidence on surgical safety checklist offer to subsidize the proposal of an educational strategy for its implementation?". After applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, the final sample consisted of 16 scientific articles, which were categorized into two topics. In the topic "Participation for implementation of the checklist", strategies capable of fostering the active participation of health professionals were indicated, both for their implementation and for their enhancement; and in the topic "Evaluation of the implementation of the checklist", important aspects for the evaluation of the implementation process in clinical practice were evidenced, but there was also an emphasis on the need for strategies to improve the interprofessional commitment. With the analysis of such evidence, we drew up the proposition of an educational strategy to foster the implementation of the surgical safety checklist in surgical centers. We believe that the proposed strategy will foster the implementation and enhancement of the safety in the surgical care to patients, as well as the interprofessional participation

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Leveraging Electronic Health Record Implementation to Facilitate Clinical and Operational Quality Improvement in an Ambulatory Surgical Clinic.

The implementation of electronic health records is a challenging, complex process requiring significant resources. The temptation is to convert a paper process into electronic format. This strategy fosters a familiar product to the users but is fraught with pitfalls. We chose to utilize the opportunity of the implementation of an enterprise-wide ambulatory electronic health record to foster an overreaching clinical and operational improvement project in a multispecialty surgical ambulatory clinic practice. We interrogated every aspect of the practice: clinic design, scheduling, physical space, staffing, and clinical and operational workflows. We present here the results of a 3-year process improvement.