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Title: | Improvement of safety in operating theatres by training and teamwork | Authors: | Lam, CYH Ng, TKC Yee, HHL |
Issue Date: | 20-May-2020 | Source: | Asia Pacific journal of health management, 20 May 2020, v. 15, no. 2, special issue, i419, p. S71-78 | Abstract: | Medical incidents in public hospitals in Hong Kong have persisted for years. The operating theatres are one of the places where medical accidents occur, especially affecting service quality. The surgical team is a substantial cause of medical incidents, possibly because of human mistakes, environmental, equipment, and system failures. Not all surgery departments will implement uniform working styles. The Hospital Authority may set a management plan to unify practice and to identity the problems faced. Therefore, the government and Hospital Authority should focus on human resources, especially in terms of professional training and retention of staff. After all, surgery is a task of teamwork. | Keywords: | Operating theatres Quality improvement Public hospital Medical incidents Surgical safety checklist Retain healthcare staff Teamwork |
Publisher: | Australian College of Health Service Management | Journal: | Asia Pacific journal of health management | ISSN: | 1833-3818 | DOI: | 10.24083/apjhm.v15i2.419 | Rights: | The Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management (APJHM) is the pure gold open access journal. All articles published in the journal provide worldwide, barrier-free access to the full-text of articles online, immediately on publication under a creative commons license of CC BY-NC 4.0. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). The following publication Lam, C. Y., Ng, T. K., & Yee, H. H. (2020). Improvement of Safety in Operating Theatres by Training and Teamwork. Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, 15(2), i419, S71-78 is available at https://dx.doi.org/10.24083/apjhm.v15i2.419 |
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