Checklist Application and Mortality

Regional Hospital of Bolzano

Overview

The study investigates the impact of the implementation of a surgical checklist on the mortality 30 days and 90 days after surgery. Patients scheduled for elective surgical procedures (excluding cardiac surgery) lasting at least 15 minutes are eligible. Surgery is performed in a single tertiary care center. The study is an open trial before and after intervention (implementation of the checklist "safe surgery saves lifes").

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Conditions

Mortality Outcome

Interventions

implementation surgical checklistPROCEDURE

a checklist according to the suggestions raised by the WHO is implemented

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * elective surgery in general or regional anesthesia lasting \> 15 min Exclusion Criteria: * urgent / emergent surgery

Locations (1)

Bolzano Central Hospital

Bolzano, Italy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in over all mortality

Time frame: within 90 days

Secondary Outcomes

change in over all mortality

Time frame: within 30 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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