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Safe Site Surgery Audit Tool
Safe Site Surgery Audit Tool
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Hospital Hospital Auditors
Ward Ward Endoscopy Date of Audit
No in Audit No in Audit 1
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Patient Chart No
Audit No 6 7 8 9 10
Pt Chart No
Procedure
Elective or Emergency Elective Elective Elective Elective Elective
Procedure Emergency Emergency Emergency Emergency Emergency
Type of sedation
LA GA Sed LA GA Sed LA GA Sed LA GA Sed LA GA Sed
Did the Circulation Nurse
sign that the safe site
surgery time out check
was completed? Yes No N/A Yes No N/A Yes No N/A Yes No N/A Yes No N/A
Did Operator 1
(Consultant Surgeon,
Registrar etc) sign that
the safe site surgery time
out check was
completed?
Yes No N/A Yes No N/A Yes No N/A Yes No N/A Yes No N/A
Did (Operator 2 -
Surgeon, anaesthetist
etc) sign that the safe site
surgery time out check
was completed?
Yes No N/A Yes No N/A Yes No N/A Yes No N/A Yes No N/A
Comment
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Audit Tool
Patient Chart No
Audit No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 Elective or Emergency Procedure Emergency
2 Type of sedation Sed
Procedure
3
Did the Circulation Nurse sign that the
safe site surgery time out check was
4 completed?
Did Operator 1 (Consultant Surgeon,
Registrar etc) sign that the safe site
surgery time out check was completed?
5
Did (Operator 2 - Surgeon, anaesthetist
etc) sign that the safe site surgery time
out check was completed?
6
Audit Tool
Patient Chart No
Audit No 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
1 Elective or Emergency Procedure
2 Type of sedation
Procedure
3
Did the Circulation Nurse sign that the
safe site surgery time out check was
4 completed?
Did Operator 1 (Consultant Surgeon,
Registrar etc) sign that the safe site
surgery time out check was completed?
5
Did (Operator 2 - Surgeon, anaesthetist
etc) sign that the safe site surgery time
out check was completed?
6
Audit Tool
Patient Chart No
Audit No 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
1 Elective or Emergency Procedure
2 Type of sedation
Procedure
3
Did the Circulation Nurse sign that the
safe site surgery time out check was
4 completed?
Did Operator 1 (Consultant Surgeon,
Registrar etc) sign that the safe site
surgery time out check was completed?
5
Did (Operator 2 - Surgeon, anaesthetist
etc) sign that the safe site surgery time
out check was completed?
6
Audit Tool
Hospital
Ward
No. in Audit
Patient Chart No
Audit No
1 Elective or Emergency Procedure
2 Type of sedation
Procedure
3
Did the Circulation Nurse sign that the
safe site surgery time out check was
4 completed?
Did Operator 1 (Consultant Surgeon,
Registrar etc) sign that the safe site
surgery time out check was completed?
5
Did (Operator 2 - Surgeon, anaesthetist
etc) sign that the safe site surgery time
out check was completed?
6
Results
Type of sedation
Frequency %
LA 0 0.00%
GA 0 0.00%
Sed 1 3.33%
Total 1 3.33%
Procedure
Frequency %
Colonoscopy 0 0.00%
OGD 0 0.00%
Sed 0 0.00%
Total 0 0.00%
Did the Circulation Nurse sign that the safe site surgery
time out check was completed? 0 0 0 0.0
0
Hospital XYZ
Ward ABC
Auditor(s) 0
Date of Audit 30/12/1899
No. in Audit 30 No. of Questions 1
4
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