Reducing Surgical Complications
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Drivers
Interventions
Administer prophylactic antibiotic appropriately
Prevent Post Operative wound
(Surgical Site) Infections in
elective surgery
Reducing
Surgical
Complications
Use recommended hair removal methods
Maintain glycaemic control for known diabetic patients
Maintain perioperative normothermia
Create a team culture attuned to
detecting & rectifying intra operative
errors
Use pre-operative team briefings at the beginning of list
Identify patients at risks, and provide appropriate DVT
prophylaxis
Prevent Perioperative Cardiovascular
Events
Continue beta blockers for patients admitted on beta
blockers
Measures:
Process measures:
Outcome measures:
Percent on-time prophylactic antibiotics administration
Percentage of surgical patients developing a Surgical
Site Infection (SSI)
Percent of inpatient surgical patients with appropriate
hair removal
Percent of known diabetic surgical patients with
perioperative glucose control
Percent of eligible surgical patients with perioperative
normothermia
Percent of patients with perioperative briefings (surgical
time out)
Percent of eligible surgical patients receiving DVT
prophylaxis
Percent of surgical patients on maintenance beta
blockade who were continued on beta blockade
Number of surgical patients who experience a DVT.