Strategies for Preventing Adverse Events in the Surgical Center

Abstract

The study aims to identify the strategies used to prevent adverse events in surgical centers. The method used was a systematic literature review, based on the LILACS, MEDLINE, BDENF, Science Direct, PubMed/MEDLINE databases. The following descriptors were crossed: “Medical errors AND Surgical Centers”, “Patient Safety AND Surgical Centers”. 841 publications were found in the databases, of these, 709 were in MEDLINE, 56 in LILACS, 38 in BDENF, 11 in Science Direct and 27 in PubMed. Only 2 articles were included in the review, which included strategies such as: implementing an incident reporting system and a formal event analysis program, perioperative checklist, morbidity and mortality conferences, identification bracelets, training or systematic education in the introduction of new devices. To reduce adverse events, it is necessary to identify them, because the perception of failures in the different phases of care, allows the identification of recurrent errors and a critical assessment for decision making, which contributes to the prevention of subsequent errors and more effective interventions.