Journal
BJU INTERNATIONAL
Volume 111, Issue 7, Pages 1161-1174Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/bju.12010
Keywords
urology; patient safety; checklist; error; adverse event; communication
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- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre based at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- King's College London
- Medical Research Council [MR/J006742/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- National Institute for Health Research [2211] Funding Source: researchfish
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Objectives To identify and assess potential hazards in robot-assisted urological surgery. To develop a comprehensive checklist to be used in operating theatres with robotic technology. Methods Healthcare Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (HFMEA), a risk assessment tool, was used in a urology operating theatre with innovative robotic technology in a UK teaching hospital between June and December 2011. A 15-member multidisciplinary team identified 'failure modes' through process mapping and flow diagrams. Potential hazards were rated according to severity and frequency and scored using a 'hazard score matrix'. All hazards scoring >= 8 were considered for 'decision tree' analysis, which produced a list of hazards to be included in a surgical safety checklist. Results Process mapping highlighted three main phases: the anaesthesia phase, the operating phase and the postoperative handover to recovery phase. A total of 51 failure modes were identified, 61% of which had a hazard score >8. A total of 22 hazards were finalised via decision tree analysis and were included in the checklist. The focus was on hazards specific to robotic urological procedures such as patient positioning (hazard score 12), port placement (hazard score 9) and robot docking/de-docking (hazard score 12). Conclusions HFMEA identified hazards in an operating theatre with innovative robotic technologies which has led to the development of a surgical safety checklist. Further work will involve validation and implementation of the checklist.
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