Other Titles

Global Surgical Safety Concerns

Abstract

Retained surgical items are a safety concern for all surgical team members. They affect patients, families, and healthcare providers and hospitals. Surgical-count protocol remains a cornerstone to prevent this event. Related research studies are needed to provide a benchmark for improvement in Rwanda.

Author Details

Gilbert R. Karonkano - Peri Operative track, MSN program, School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda; David Ryamukuru - School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Rwanda, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda; Joselyne Mukantwali - School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda; Thierry Uwera - School pf Nursing and Midwifery, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda; Emmanuel Munyaneza - School pf Nursing and Midwifery, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda; Eric Sindayigaya - University of Rwanda, College of Medicine and Health Science, Kigali, Rwanda; Anita Collins, PhD - School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Rwanda, Rory Meyers College of Nursing New York University, Kigali, Rwanda

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Lead Author Affiliation

University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Prevention, Resource Poor Country, Retained Surgical Items

Conference Name

28th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Dublin, Ireland

Conference Year

2017

Rights Holder

All rights reserved by the author(s) and/or publisher(s) listed in this item record unless relinquished in whole or part by a rights notation or a Creative Commons License present in this item record.

All permission requests should be directed accordingly and not to the Sigma Repository.

All submitting authors or publishers have affirmed that when using material in their work where they do not own copyright, they have obtained permission of the copyright holder prior to submission and the rights holder has been acknowledged as necessary.

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Download

Additional Files

download (268 kB)

Share

COinS
 

Prevention of retained surgical items: Practice of surgical counts in Rwandan operating rooms

Dublin, Ireland

Retained surgical items are a safety concern for all surgical team members. They affect patients, families, and healthcare providers and hospitals. Surgical-count protocol remains a cornerstone to prevent this event. Related research studies are needed to provide a benchmark for improvement in Rwanda.