Avaliação da implantação do checklist perioperatório em um hospital público do Distrito Federal

Abstract

Introduction: The World Health Organization launched in 2009 the Safe Surgery Saves Lives Program. To achieve the tem essential objects proposed by the World Health Organization, it is necessary to use the Safe Surgery Checklist. Objective: to assess the degree of implementation of the perioperative checklist instrument for safe surgery in a Public Hospital in the Federal District. Method: this is an exploratory study that evaluated the implementation of activities related to the application of the checklist in the perioperative period, based on a qualitative approach. Results: 31 nursing professionals who work in the Surgical Center participated in this study. From the evaluation matrix, the checklist it sem were scoredin the Sing In, Time Out and Sing Out times and for each check item a score of 10 points was established, totaling 250 points (100%). The score obtained after analyzing the questionnaires were 215 points (86%). Conclusion: the safe surgery safety checklist performed at the Hospital Materno-Infantil de Brasília is considered implemented. The complete and correct filling out of the checklist instrument is the best way to achieve real safety for the surgical patient.