Pre-induction checklist and human factors in airway management

Implementation of an anaesthesia pre-induction checklist to improve patients’ safety during airway management – a retrospective single-centre 5-year cohort analysis (Pre-Induction checkList cOmpliance audiT [PILOT])

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN11922400

Enrollment

100000

Registered

2021-08-11

Start date

2016-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-04-04

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Conditions

All patients with procedures in general or combined general/regional anaesthesia provided by the Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University Hospital Bern Surgery

Interventions

Introduction of a departmental electronically pre-induction checklist in May 2016, and a strong recommendation to use it before the start of every general anaesthesia Categorical vari

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All procedures in general anaesthesia or combined general with regional anaesthesia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Procedures solely performed in regional anaesthesia or in sedation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Frequency of completely performed pre-induction checklist, sourced out of the departmental electronically anaesthesia information system at baseline	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Sourced out of the departmental electronically anaesthesia information system at baseline: 1. Urgency of the procedure: emergency procedure (immediate or within 12 h) vs non-emergency procedure (within 24 h or elective) 2. Area of anaesthesia induction: operating room vs non-operating room 3. Surgical type of procedure 4. Time of anaesthesia induction, standard working hours (7:00 h-16:59 h) vs. on-call hours (reduced personal, 17:00 h-6:59 h) 5. Patients' basic demography (age, weight, height and ASA physical status)	—

Measure

Time frame

Sourced out of the departmental electronically anaesthesia information system at baseline: 1. Urgency of the procedure: emergency procedure (immediate or within 12 h) vs non-emergency procedure (within 24 h or elective) 2. Area of anaesthesia induction: operating room vs non-operating room 3. Surgical type of procedure 4. Time of anaesthesia induction, standard working hours (7:00 h-16:59 h) vs. on-call hours (reduced personal, 17:00 h-6:59 h) 5. Patients' basic demography (age, weight, height and ASA physical status)

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Countries

Switzerland

Outcome results

None listed

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