Compliance with the World Health Organization's surgical safety checklist and related postoperative outcomes: a nationwide survey among 172 health facilities in Ethiopia.

Adverse event Completeness Compliance Cross-sectional Ethiopia Surgical complication Surgical safety checklist

Journal

Patient safety in surgery
ISSN: 1754-9493
Titre abrégé: Patient Saf Surg
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101319176

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
10 Jun 2022
Historique:
received: 25 02 2022
accepted: 19 05 2022
entrez: 10 6 2022
pubmed: 11 6 2022
medline: 11 6 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Ministry of Health (MOH) of Ethiopia adopted World Health Organization's evidence-proven surgical safety checklist (SSC) to reduce the occurrence of surgical complications, i.e., death, disability and prolong hospitalization. MOH commissioned this evaluation to learn about SSC completeness and compliance, and its effect on magnitude of surgical complications. Health institution-based cross-sectional study with retrospective surgical chart audit was used to evaluate SSC utilization in 172 public and private health facilities in Ethiopia, December 2020-May 2021. A total of 1720 major emergency and elective surgeries in 172 (140 public and 32 private) facilities were recruited for chart review by an experienced team of surgical clinicians. A pre-tested tool was used to abstract data from patient charts and national database. Analyzed descriptive, univariable and bivariable data using Stata version-15 statistical software. In 172 public and private health facilities across Ethiopia, 1603 of 1720 (93.2%) patient charts were audited; representations of public and private facilities were 81.4% (n = 140) and 18.6% (n = 32), respectively. Of surgeries that utilized SSC (67.6%, 1083 of 1603), the proportion of SSC that were filled completely and correctly were 60.8% (659 of 1083). Surgeries compliant to SSC guide achieved a statistically significant reduction in perioperative mortality (P = 0.002) and anesthesia adverse events (P = 0.005), but not in Surgical Site Infection (P = 0.086). Non-compliant surgeries neither utilized SSC nor completed the SSC correctly, 58.9% (944 of 1603). Surgeries that adhered to the SSC achieved a statistically significant reduction in perioperative complications, including mortality. Disappointingly, a significant number of surgeries (58.9%) failed to adhere to SSC, a missed opportunity for reducing complications.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Ministry of Health (MOH) of Ethiopia adopted World Health Organization's evidence-proven surgical safety checklist (SSC) to reduce the occurrence of surgical complications, i.e., death, disability and prolong hospitalization. MOH commissioned this evaluation to learn about SSC completeness and compliance, and its effect on magnitude of surgical complications.
METHODS METHODS
Health institution-based cross-sectional study with retrospective surgical chart audit was used to evaluate SSC utilization in 172 public and private health facilities in Ethiopia, December 2020-May 2021. A total of 1720 major emergency and elective surgeries in 172 (140 public and 32 private) facilities were recruited for chart review by an experienced team of surgical clinicians. A pre-tested tool was used to abstract data from patient charts and national database. Analyzed descriptive, univariable and bivariable data using Stata version-15 statistical software.
RESULTS RESULTS
In 172 public and private health facilities across Ethiopia, 1603 of 1720 (93.2%) patient charts were audited; representations of public and private facilities were 81.4% (n = 140) and 18.6% (n = 32), respectively. Of surgeries that utilized SSC (67.6%, 1083 of 1603), the proportion of SSC that were filled completely and correctly were 60.8% (659 of 1083). Surgeries compliant to SSC guide achieved a statistically significant reduction in perioperative mortality (P = 0.002) and anesthesia adverse events (P = 0.005), but not in Surgical Site Infection (P = 0.086). Non-compliant surgeries neither utilized SSC nor completed the SSC correctly, 58.9% (944 of 1603).
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
Surgeries that adhered to the SSC achieved a statistically significant reduction in perioperative complications, including mortality. Disappointingly, a significant number of surgeries (58.9%) failed to adhere to SSC, a missed opportunity for reducing complications.

Identifiants

pubmed: 35689263
doi: 10.1186/s13037-022-00329-6
pii: 10.1186/s13037-022-00329-6
pmc: PMC9188150
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Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

20

Informations de copyright

© 2022. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Manuel Kassaye Sibhatu (MK)

Jhpiego Ethiopia, Johns Hopkins University Affiliate, Mailbox 607. Bole subcity, Woreda 13, House No. B17/3, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Manuel.Sibhatu@jhpiego.org.

Desalegn Bekele Taye (DB)

Ministry of Health of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Senedu Bekele Gebreegziabher (SB)

Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Edlawit Mesfin (E)

Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Hassen Mohammed Bashir (HM)

Ministry of Health of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

John Varallo (J)

Jhpiego Corporation, Johns Hopkins University Affiliate, Baltimore, USA.

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