Urol. praxi. 2016;17(3):139-142 | DOI: 10.36290/uro.2016.036

Preoperative safety procedure in the operating theatre

Mgr. Jana Vácová^{1, 2}, doc. Ing. Iva Brabcová, Ph.D.³

¹ Nemocnice Jihlava, p. o., Centrální operační sály

² Katedra zdravotnických studií Vysoké školy polytechnické v Jihlavě

³ Zdravotně sociální fakulta Jihočeské univerzity v Českých Budějovicích, Ústav ošetřovatelství, porodní asistence a neodkladné péče

The preoperative safety procedure is the safety target given by the Ministry of health of the Czech Republic. However, the Ministry itself does not state any information about the procedure length or what exact steps the procedure should consist of. There is no consistent guideline giving exact instructions about who from the operative team is responsible for correct procedure follow up. The goal of this study was to get and compare the preoperative safety procedure information from several chosen hospitals. I used the qualitative method of research and I found out that the safety procedure was often misinterpreted and that the given general information about the procedure is not clear. The preoperative safety procedure is followed and performed in different ways in each chosen hospital. The nurses’ authority is, with regards to the preoperative safety procedure, not always clearly specified.

Keywords: central operating theatres, intra operative care period, perioperative nurse, perioperative care, preoperative safety

Published: August 1, 2016  Show citation