Surgery Checklist and Process Improvement Surrounding Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01499719

Enrollment

100

Registered

2011-12-26

Start date

2011-12-31

Completion date

2012-12-31

Last updated

2016-03-29

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Conditions

Chronic Rhinosinusitis

Keywords

Sinusitis, Disease, Chronic, Sinonasal

Brief summary

The purpose of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of a new surgical checklist in the setting of sinus surgery for patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and to measure the frequency of compliance by surgical personnel at OHSU with specific daily safety protocols before and after introduction of the checklist. The investigators hypothesized that the use of an ESS specific surgical checklist will improve the frequency of compliance by surgical personnel at OHSU to internal safety concerns and protocols.

Detailed description

A total of 200 unidentified, non-randomized endoscopic sinus surgery cases will be observed and reviewed by research personnel (T.L.S, J.C.) within the Oregon Sinus Center, located within the Center for Health and Healing on the South Waterfront Campus of OHSU, under the direction of Timothy L. Smith, MD, MPH (PI). The first 100 surgical cases will be evaluated as pre-intervention cases by research personnel while the second 100 surgical cases will be evaluated as post-intervention cases after the introduction and discussion of the surgical checklist to operating room staff.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALChecklist introduction / Pause

Operating room staff will be introduced to a new checklist specifically designed to address concerns around protocols for endoscopic sinus surgery to raise awareness and attention to 11 specific areas of interest.

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 85 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* CRS defined by 2007 Adult Sinusitis Guidelines.13 * Unidentified adult patients electing endoscopic sinus surgery for the treatment of CRS.

Exclusion criteria

* Unable to complete surgical procedures due to perioperative complications.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Sinus surgery checklist	6 months	11 dichotomous questions regarding observed operating room protocols for internal process improvement.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026