Version May 2024
| 1. Perform a preoperative verification process (ideally with the patient awake, aware and involved) |
| Ensure that all relevant documents and studies are available prior to the start of the procedure. Identify the patient with at least two patient identifiers (eg, name, number, telephone number). |
| Ensure that this information has been reviewed and is internally consistent as well as consistent with the patient's expectations and with the surgical team's understanding of the intended patient, procedure, site and, as applicable, any implants. |
| Missing information or discrepancies must be addressed before starting surgery. |
| 2. Mark the operative site to unambiguously identify the intended procedure site |
| For procedures involving right/left distinction, multiple structures (such as fingers and toes), or multiple levels (as in spinal procedures), the intended site must be marked. Ideally the surgeon in charge will mark the site. A procedure must be defined for patients who refuse site marking. |
| The mark must be unambiguous (eg, use initials or "YES" or a line representing the planned incision; "X" may be ambiguous). The mark must be visible after the patient has been prepped and draped (eg, use a permanent marker). Nonoperative sites should not be marked. |
| 3. The entire operating team takes a "time out" immediately before starting the procedure to conduct a final verification of the correct patient, procedure, site and, as applicable, implants. |
| The procedure is not started until any questions or concerns are resolved and all members of the surgical/procedure team are in agreement. Identify the patient with at least two patient identifiers. |
آیا می خواهید مدیلیب را به صفحه اصلی خود اضافه کنید؟
