[Patient safety in the operating room. Checklist implementation of general surgery]

To plan, implement and evaluate strategies for implementation of Checklist in a general surgery operating rooms and preliminary evaluation of the experience in view of the nurses.

Implementation and evaluation of technological application of a checklist format similar to that published by WHO. The process was conducted in three phases using strategies for planning, implementation and evaluation. After training the professionals, design the checklist at each stage, assign the responsibility of screening and determine how registration was applied for 10 months in 68% of planned interventions and 30% urgent. Preliminary evaluation using qualitative methods, discourse analysis of operating room nurses who participated in its implementation and monitoring during implementation.

The qualitative assessment is useful to know the attitudes, opinions and problems of nurses for the implementation of innovations that require interdisciplinary collaboration The application workload increases, but makes visible some activities. The broad participation of nurses reveal their involvement to promote patient safety, but also their training needs. It is essential to the awareness of all professionals to carry out the checklist, which can only be imposed if there is a culture change, innovation and safety and teamwork. For the test does not fall into the routine, it would be wise to do a periodic evaluation. The list should be clear, concise and reliable.