Elements of the Surgical Safety Checklist, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland, 2009
| Items | Under the responsibility of | |
|---|---|---|
| Sign in | ||
| 14 items | Anaesthetist or anaesthetist nurse | |
| Time out | ||
| Patient identity | Anaesthetist, surgeon operator, scrub nurse | |
| Procedure | ||
| Surgical site | ||
| Patient installed | ||
| Equipment | ||
| Critical steps | ||
| Antibiotic prophylaxis | ||
| Sign out | ||
| Sponge, needle counts | Surgeon operator, scrub nurse | |
| Specimen labelled | ||
| Procedure | ||
| Review of critical problems | Anaesthetist, surgeon operator | |
| Postoperative management plan | ||
| Recovery room or intensive care unit | ||