Observational studySurgical endoscopy2025
Does the Surgical Safety Checklist need a co-pilot? Comparing adherence in gynecological surgery through electronic medical records and OR Black Box video observations.
Observational study in Surgical endoscopy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
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- Clinical Issues - September 2026.AORN journal · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite clear evidence that the Surgical Safety Checklist improves patient safety, the way its use is reported in the literature varies significantly. Consequently, we must understand the alignment between reported use of the checklist and its actual application to identify discrepancies that could affect safety reporting accuracy, and ultimately, patient safety outcomes. The study aims to examine Surgical Safety Checklist adherence in a gynecological operating room based on video data and to compare the resulting findings with reported use in patient electronic medical records.
methodAn observational study was conducted on elective gynecological surgeries in a single operating room equipped with an OR Black Box from August to October 2021 to assess checklist compliance, quality, and engagement. The checklist's reported use in patient electronic medical records was reviewed.
resultsForty-five surgeries were assessed. The video observed compliance score for Sign-in and Time-out was 100%, but 80% for Sign-out. Engagement scores, i.e., percentage of people paused, varied during the three checklist phases, with an overall mean score of 76% (range 45-94%). Quality scores, i.e., percentage of checklist items completed, differed between video observed (47% (95% CI 43-50)) and electronic medical records reported (89% (95% CI 84-94)) use.
conclusionsOR Black Box video provides a unique opportunity to assess the actual use of the Surgical Safety Checklist, revealing valuable insights into how it was used. Data showed that the checklist was not used as intended. A discrepancy was found between the reported completion in the electronic medical records and its actual use as observed in the video, with the former showing a much higher completion rate. This large discrepancy highlights the need for further initiatives to improve checklist use and reporting.
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