Introduction Burnout is of growing concern within the surgical workforce, having been shown
to result in reduced job satisfaction, decreased patient satisfaction and higher rates of …

Objectives: To evaluate the process of incident reporting in a surgical setting. In particular:
the influence of event outcome on reporting behaviour; staff perception of surgical …

Effect of a “Lean” intervention to improve safety processes and outcomes on a surgical
emergency unit | The BMJ Skip to main content Intended for healthcare professionals Access …

Drug administration errors are a common problem; they contribute to unintended patient
harm and may in part be due to distractions during the drug administration round. In this …

Aim The use of laparoscopy, with or without appendicectomy, is becoming more common in
the management of acute right iliac fossa (RIF) pain, but little is known of the 'unintended' …

BACKGROUND: The development of efficient training methods in surgery is increasingly
important. The effectiveness of training trainers is unclear. This study was designed to …

Objective: To evaluate patient safety in an emergency surgical unit using process and
outcome measures in parallel. Background: Patient harm from errors in care is common in …

Objective To assess the effectiveness of a multifaceted intervention based on industrial
process improvement to identify and sustainably correct deficiencies in thromboprophylaxis …

Background: Dumping syndrome is a recognized complication of various gastric surgical
procedures, such as vagotomy, pyloroplasty, and gastrojejunostomy. However, it has not to …

Gallstones are common and largely asymptomatic, but can result in significant morbidity in a
small proportion of patients. Choledochal-enteric fistulation is one such complication with an …