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  • Healthcare Management
  • Patient Safety
  • Surgical Care

Background:

  • Incomplete preoperative patient preparation can lead to care delays and adverse outcomes.
  • Nurses typically assess surgical patients in wards before procedures.
  • Standardized preoperative protocols are crucial for surgical readiness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the rate of complete preoperative patient preparation.
  • To evaluate the impact of a new proforma on preoperative preparedness.
  • To identify improvements in surgical patient readiness.

Main Methods:

  • A two-part audit assessed preoperative factors like blood work, group and save, cross-match, and surgical site marking.
  • A proforma was introduced for ward doctor sign-off and verification.
  • Preparedness rates were compared before and after proforma implementation over six-week periods.

Main Results:

  • The study audited 35 patients pre-proforma and 30 post-proforma.
  • Introduction of the proforma resulted in a 50% improvement in preoperative patient preparation.
  • The proforma enhanced the completeness of essential surgical readiness checks.

Conclusions:

  • Healthcare facilities can benefit from implementing a similar proforma.
  • The proforma serves as an additional safety measure to supplement existing protocols.
  • Standardized tools like this proforma are vital for optimizing preoperative care.