A Pre-Protocol/Post-Protocol Quality Improvement Initiative Specific to One Hospital for Security of Pathologic Specimen |
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| Institution: | 1. Division of Surgical Nursing, Nursing Department, Health Sciences Faculty, Istanbul Aydin University, Istanbul, Turkey;2. Division of Surgical Nursing, Nursing Department, Health Sciences Faculty, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey;3. Division of Surgical Nursing, Nursing Faculty, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey;4. Division of Surgical Nursing, Nursing Department, Health High School, Tekirdag Namik Kemal University, Tekirdag, Turkey;1. Department of Nursing, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY;2. Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Nashville, TN;3. Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY;4. Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Nashville, TN;5. Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and School of Medicine (Biostatistics, VICC, Hearing and Speech), Nashville, TN;6. Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY;1. Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA;2. Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA;3. Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA |
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| Abstract: | ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to reduce errors in a pathologic specimen with the help of a protocol systematizing the pathology specimen management process in the operating room.Materials and methodThis quasi-experimental study was carried out in the operating room unit of a research and training hospital. A protocol systematizing the process of specimen management in secure surgical pathology and prepared in light of the current literature was used as an intervention, and the effectiveness of the protocol was tested.ResultsIt was determined that the rate of adverse events decreased from .3226% (68 of 21,078) to .032% (6 of 18,706) after the protocol systematizing the surgical pathology specimen management process prepared by the researchers, and the protocol was found to be effective by 90% (P = .03).ConclusionBased on the data obtained in this study, we recommend the use of a pathologic specimen management protocol in the operating room. |
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| Keywords: | Operating room Protocol Safety specimen management Specimen errors Surgical pathologic specimen |
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