Surgical processes and outcomes quality control measures: type and description
| Measure | Type | Description |
| WHO Surgical Safety Checklist | Process | A set of surgical safety standards which cover the pre-operative, peri-operative and post-operative phase of surgical delivery in the operating theatre.16 |
| Case reviews | Process | A review of clinical information and relevant procedures to assess if they were performed appropriately on a case-by-case basis.75 |
| Supervision | Process | Supervisory visits by health professionals/specialists external to the hospital, or internal supervision of new staff by senior surgical staff to monitor and strengthen surgical skills.4 |
| Surgical mortality and morbidity reports | Outcome | Facilitated discussions of clinical outcomes and surgical adverse events, so as to review the performance of the surgical team.76 |
| Audits of surgical adverse events | Outcome | Structured approach for documenting, evaluating and providing regular feedback to staff regarding unwanted medical occurrences in patients, resulting from medical care (diagnosis and treatment), so as to improve future care.77 |