TITLE:
Hidden Dangers and Preventive Measures in the Inventory of Articles in Operating Room
AUTHORS:
Huang Yi, Yajuan Ke, Hongying Zhu, Suwen Lu, Liurong Cheng, Minghui Liu
KEYWORDS:
Operating Room, Articles, Hidden Danger of Safety, Preventive Measures Reference
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Preventive Medicine,
Vol.11 No.5,
May
24,
2021
ABSTRACT: Operating Room is an important place for surgical diagnosis and treatment and rescue of patients. With the rapid development of medical technology, high, precision, sharp continuous development, operating room safety management is particularly important. The error of the counting of the surgical articles causes the foreign body left in the patient’s body, which will cause irreversible damage to the patient and even cause the medical dispute and touch the legal problem. Operation items inventory system is an important working system in the operating room. Scientific and standardized methods and systems for counting surgical instruments and dressings during operation can prevent foreign bodies from being left in the body, prevent errors and accidents in the operating room, and are very important for ensuring the safety of the operation of patients. In order to ensure the safety of patients, it is necessary to ensure the correct inventory of surgical items. The factors affecting the accuracy of item counting in the operating room and the preventive measures are summarized as follows.