Introduction
The recognition of patient safety Safety in the patient
pathway
a. Preoperative
Outpatient visit
- decision to operate
Surgery not required
Listing for surgery
Operation list errors
Contraindications to surgery
'Pooling' of patients
Preoperative
assessment
Selection
criteria
Investigations
b. Perioperative
Safety on admission
Hospital
acquired infection
Fasting
guidelines
Smoking
Existing
medication
Challenging patients
Allergies
The preoperative
interview
The day
of surgery
Consent
VTE
assessment
Operating theatre
safety
Never events
The
theory of accident causation
WHO
briefing and checklist
Surgical site infection
Anaesthetic risk
c. Postoperative
Transfer to
first stage recovery
Second
stage recovery and safe discharge
Safety in the
community
