Patient safety in anesthesia: Learning from mistakes?

Anesthesiology is the first specialization with clearly defined activities towards patient safety. The Helsinki Declaration on patient safety in anesthesiology, launched in 2010 and signed by the Serbian Association of Anesthesiologists and Intensivists (SAAI), represents a framework for building sa...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nešković Vojislava
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Serbian Society of Anesthesiologists and Intensivists 2022-01-01
Series:Serbian Journal of Anesthesia and Intensive Therapy
Subjects:
Online Access:https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/2217-7744/2022/2217-77442201005N.pdf
_version_ 1811345313822146560
author Nešković Vojislava
author_facet Nešković Vojislava
author_sort Nešković Vojislava
collection DOAJ
description Anesthesiology is the first specialization with clearly defined activities towards patient safety. The Helsinki Declaration on patient safety in anesthesiology, launched in 2010 and signed by the Serbian Association of Anesthesiologists and Intensivists (SAAI), represents a framework for building safety culture and raising awareness on improving the quality of anesthesia and intensive care. It is important to understand why and how patients complete their surgical treatment without unexpected adverse events and which safety features are a natural part of the anesthesiologist's daily work. At the same time, it is necessary to identify weaknesses that can be corrected and prevent mistakes or complications that adversely affect the outcome. Reporting critical incidents is one element of improving patient safety through organizational changes and improved procedures in patient management. In 2018, connected to the UAIS website, a platform for critical incident reporting in anesthesia and intensive care: "Critical incident reporting system Serbia (CIRSS)", was created, which, unfortunately, has not given the expected results yet. Regardless of the complexity of implementing change, every individual who advocates safety culture and represents a role model in their working environment can make a huge contribution to improving everyday practice. Critical incident reporting and analysis should be a mandatory part of the anesthesia curriculum, as well as part of continuing medical education program.
first_indexed 2024-04-13T20:01:17Z
format Article
id doaj.art-7f659c569fe34fe98fbcb28385d2f22a
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2466-488X
language English
last_indexed 2024-04-13T20:01:17Z
publishDate 2022-01-01
publisher Serbian Society of Anesthesiologists and Intensivists
record_format Article
series Serbian Journal of Anesthesia and Intensive Therapy
spelling doaj.art-7f659c569fe34fe98fbcb28385d2f22a2022-12-22T02:32:11ZengSerbian Society of Anesthesiologists and IntensivistsSerbian Journal of Anesthesia and Intensive Therapy2466-488X2022-01-01441-251410.5937/sjait2202005N2217-77442201005NPatient safety in anesthesia: Learning from mistakes?Nešković Vojislava0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3583-7129Vojnomedicinska akademija, Medicinski fakultet, Beograd, SerbiaAnesthesiology is the first specialization with clearly defined activities towards patient safety. The Helsinki Declaration on patient safety in anesthesiology, launched in 2010 and signed by the Serbian Association of Anesthesiologists and Intensivists (SAAI), represents a framework for building safety culture and raising awareness on improving the quality of anesthesia and intensive care. It is important to understand why and how patients complete their surgical treatment without unexpected adverse events and which safety features are a natural part of the anesthesiologist's daily work. At the same time, it is necessary to identify weaknesses that can be corrected and prevent mistakes or complications that adversely affect the outcome. Reporting critical incidents is one element of improving patient safety through organizational changes and improved procedures in patient management. In 2018, connected to the UAIS website, a platform for critical incident reporting in anesthesia and intensive care: "Critical incident reporting system Serbia (CIRSS)", was created, which, unfortunately, has not given the expected results yet. Regardless of the complexity of implementing change, every individual who advocates safety culture and represents a role model in their working environment can make a huge contribution to improving everyday practice. Critical incident reporting and analysis should be a mandatory part of the anesthesia curriculum, as well as part of continuing medical education program.https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/2217-7744/2022/2217-77442201005N.pdfpatient safetycritical incidentmedical errors
spellingShingle Nešković Vojislava
Patient safety in anesthesia: Learning from mistakes?
Serbian Journal of Anesthesia and Intensive Therapy
patient safety
critical incident
medical errors
title Patient safety in anesthesia: Learning from mistakes?
title_full Patient safety in anesthesia: Learning from mistakes?
title_fullStr Patient safety in anesthesia: Learning from mistakes?
title_full_unstemmed Patient safety in anesthesia: Learning from mistakes?
title_short Patient safety in anesthesia: Learning from mistakes?
title_sort patient safety in anesthesia learning from mistakes
topic patient safety
critical incident
medical errors
url https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/2217-7744/2022/2217-77442201005N.pdf
work_keys_str_mv AT neskovicvojislava patientsafetyinanesthesialearningfrommistakes