World Health Organization Surgical Safety checklist: Proposed new Safety Checklist addressing and repositioning the key stems

Abstract

The aim of this review is to reposition some key question(s) into the appropriate column(s), neatly introduce new column(s) without increasing anxiety on the part of the patient(s) and avoid reopening of the sutured abdominal wall due to incomplete instrument count. The newly added stems were 'clinic visit prior to proposed surgery 'and 'Before closing the rectus sheath. Team members will be better equipped when they know the clinical and psychological status of their patients before entering the operating theatre. It is extremely important to note the workable status of key surgical instruments prior to surgery and adequate arrangements made to ensure they are in good working condition. Medical errors like Gossypiboma can be avoided by asking the necessary question before rectus sheath closure where applicable. The new proposed safety checklist, therefore, carefully inserted new stems, and columns and repositioned some key stems/ sub-stems/columns to achieve this purpose.