A surgical error is an unintentional, preventable injury occurring in the perioperative period that is not considered a known acceptable risk of surgery and could have been avoided by following appropriate procedure-specific training protocols. Surgical errors are a type of medical error and include retained foreign bodies, mislabeled surgical specimens, and wrong-site, wrong-procedure, and wrong-patient errors (WSPEs). An analysis of these errors over the last few decades has revealed their cause is often multifactorial. However, miscommunication, unnecessary or emergent procedures, insufficient training, and provider burnout represent common causes of surgical error. Surgical errors can be potentially catastrophic, carry a significant financial burden, and are likely under-reported. Several organizations have developed strategies to determine why these errors occur and how to mitigate the incidence. The Joint Commission is one example of an organization that has developed a universal protocol to help monitor and decrease surgical errors. This activity reviews surgical errors and effective interprofessional team approaches to create a culture of safety that strives to reduce surgical errors and improve patient outcomes.
- Provider:StatPearls, LLC
- Activity Link: https://www.statpearls.com/ArticleLibrary/viewarticle/155375
- Start Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- End Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- Credit Details: IPCE Credits: 1.0 hours
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 1.0 hours
Nursing: 1.0 hours
Pharmacy: 1.0 hours - MOC Credit Details: ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABS)
ABOS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABOS)
ABPATH - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABPATH)
ABA - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABA)
ABTS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABTS)
ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABS)
ABOHNS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABOHNS)
ABTS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABTS)
ABOHNS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Patient Safety (ABOHNS)
ABA - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Patient Safety (ABA)
ABTS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Patient Safety (ABTS) - Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: Variable
- Measured Outcome: Learner Knowledge, Learner/Team Competence
- Provider Ship: Directly Provided
- Registration: Open to all
- Specialty: Adult Cardiac, All Practice Areas (e.g. ethics), Ambulatory/Outpatient, Cardiothoracic, Cardiovascular, Congenital Cardiac, General Operative Anesthesia, General Orthopaedics, General Otolaryngology, General Surgery, General Thoracic, Non-Thoracic Surgery