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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Quality Improvement
  • Patient Safety Research
  • Surgical Process Analysis

Background:

  • Adverse events in hospitals are frequent, with surgery accounting for a significant portion.
  • Surgical patients experience adverse events at rates of 3-22%, with higher risks in pediatric ENT surgery.
  • Physician requests prompted a quality improvement project in two Belgian hospitals.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the process flow for ear, nose, and throat (ENT) patients using Healthcare Failure Mode & Effect Analysis (HFMEA).
  • To redesign the ENT patient care process to enhance patient safety.
  • To identify and mitigate potential failure modes in surgical processes.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective analysis of processes in two ENT One Day Clinics.
  • Application of the Healthcare Failure Mode & Effect Analysis (HFMEA) method.
  • Involvement of a multidisciplinary team and fostering an open safety culture.

Main Results:

  • Absence of active patient identity checks was identified as a major failure mode in both hospitals.
  • Redesign involved implementing a surgical safety checklist and an active identity check protocol.
  • HFMEA proved effective in detecting failure modes requiring immediate safety interventions.

Conclusions:

  • Healthcare Failure Mode & Effect Analysis (HFMEA) is a valuable tool for identifying failure modes in surgical care processes.
  • Systematic analysis by multidisciplinary teams is crucial for enhancing patient safety.
  • Active identity checks and safety checklists are key to improving ENT surgical patient safety.