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A study to check the effectiveness of a checklist used during surgery in reducing risks

The WHO surgical safety checklist: Effectiveness and quality of its implementation

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2015/03/005646
Enrollment
400
Registered
2015-03-19
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Patients undergoing oncosurgery

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Tata Memorial Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Surgeries performed in any of the 13 major OTs during routine working hours (8.30 am to 5 pm)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria: Emergency procedures performed outside routine working hours

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
I. To analyse the effectiveness of the surgical safety checklist a. The overall compliance with the checklist: this will be measured as the percentage of cases in which the surgical safety checklist was implemented b. The number of items important in the peri-operative period, which were picked up by the OT team members only after they were brought up during the conduct of the checklist: this will be measured as the percentage of total items which prompted a change in management Timepoint: Immediate during conduction of checklist

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To examine which member of the operating team (surgeon, anaesthetist, nurse) initiates the the checklist â?? this will be expressed as percentageTimepoint: Immediate

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Reshma Ambulkar

Tata Memorial Centre

drkirti4nov@gmail.com917506117512

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026