ArticleOchsner journal2015
Patients' Perspectives of Surgical Safety: Do They Feel Safe?
Article in Ochsner journal, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Meet your surgical team: The impact of a resident-led quality improvement project on patient satisfaction.American journal of surgery · 2018Trial
- The spiritual needs of surgical patients in Iranian hospital settings: a qualitative study.BMC research notes · 2025Article
- Validation in the Greek Language of the Patients' Perception of the Surgical Safety Questionnaire.Cureus · 2024Article
- Adapting the World Health Organization's Surgical Safety Checklist to High-Income Settings: A Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial Protocol.Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches · 2024Article
- Perception of feeling safe perioperatively: a concept analysis.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2023Review
- Adolescent experiences of the safe surgical checklist and surgical care processes.Pediatric surgery international · 2023Article
- Understanding patient-reported knowledge of hernia surgery: a quantitative study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2022Article
- Patients' perception of safety climate in Irish general practice: a cross-sectional study.BMC family practice · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundIncreased focus on reducing patient harm has led to surgical safety initiatives, including time-out, surgical safety checklists, and debriefings. The perception of the lay public of the surgical safety process is largely unknown.
methodsA 20-question survey focused on perceptions of surgical safety practice was distributed to a random sample of patients following elective operations requiring hospitalization. Responses were measured by a 7-point Likert scale. Qualitative feedback was obtained through nonphysician-moderated sessions. Participation was voluntary and anonymous.
resultsSurveys were distributed to 345 patients of whom 102 (29.5%) responded. Overall, patients felt safe as evidenced by scores for the questions "I felt safe the day of my surgery" (6.53 ± 0.72) and "Mistakes rarely happen during surgery" (5.39 ± 1.51). Patients undergoing their first surgery and patients with higher income levels were associated with a significant decrease in specific safety perceptions. Qualitative feedback sessions identified the physician-patient relationship as the most important factor positively influencing patient safety perceptions.
conclusionCurrent surgical safety practice is perceived positively by our patients; however, patients still identify physician-patient interactions, relationships, and trust as the most positive factors influencing their perception of the safety environment.
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