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ArticleBritish journal of anaesthesia2025

Using perioperative patient safety guidelines to drive systems change.

Jennifer M Weller, David A Scott

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Article in British journal of anaesthesia, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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2 authors.

Jennifer M WellerCentre for Medical and Health Sciences Education, School of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Care, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand. Electronic address: j.weller@auckland.ac.nz.
David A ScottDepartment of Critical Care, School of Medicine, University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Department of Anaesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A European consensus study in this issue addresses perioperative patient safety recommendations by synthesising multiple patient safety guidelines covering the entire patient journey to provide a single point of reference. In this editorial we address what is considered as evidence and seek inclusion of broader ways of knowing and understanding the complexity of safety in healthcare. We suggest prioritising feasibility could limit improvements to specific clinical practices rather than systems-wide change. Safety is more than a collection of isolated recommendations. Safety interventions should be seen as part of a complex technical sociocultural system. Improvements in care require a change in culture and institutional priorities and a systemic approach to patient safety.

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Patient SafetyPerioperative CarePractice Guidelines as TopicHumansguidelines developmentimplementation strategiesimprovement researchpatient safetyquality perioperative care

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PMID40992812
PMCPMC12674055

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