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6.
Recent A
d
v
a
nces in A
d
hesi
o
n Preventi
o
n
53
per
h
our, so t
h
at
by
10–12
h
ours postoperation,
l
itt
l
e, i
f
an
y
, cr
y
sta
ll
oi
d
so
l
u
-
tion wou
ld
b
e
l
e
f
t in t
h
e pe
l
vis [7,8]. Peritonea
l
h
ea
l
in
g
ma
y
ta
k
e as
l
on
g
as 5–7
days, thereby allowing for an extended period of time for fi
brin outpouring
f
rom t
h
e
d
ama
g
e
d
sur
f
aces to interconnect wit
h
a
dj
acent structures in t
h
e
peritonea
l
cavit
y
,
l
ea
d
in
g
to a
dh
esion
f
ormation [9]. T
h
ere
f
ore, postsur
g
ica
l
instillates with prolon
g
ed peritoneal residence times should theoreticall
y
be
more success
f
u
l
at preventin
g
a
dh
esions at
b
ot
h
sur
g
ica
l
an
d
nonsur
g
ica
l
sites.
nter
g
e
l
I
nterge
l
so
l
ution is an aqueous so
l
ution o
f
h
ya
l
uronic aci
d
(HA) t
h
at
h
as
b
een ionica
ll
y cross-
l
in
k
e
d
b
y t
h
e a
dd
ition o
f
f
erric c
hl
ori
d
e so
l
ution. HA is a
l
inear po
l
ysacc
h
ari
d
e wit
h
repeating
d
isacc
h
ari
d
e units compose
d
o
f
so
d
ium
D-g
l
ucuronate an
d
N-acety
l
-D-g
l
ucosamine. It is a major component o
f
many
body tissues and fl
uids, where it provides mechanically protective and physi-
ca
ll
y supportive ro
l
es. T
h
e viscosity an
d
intraperitonea
l
resi
d
ence time o
f
an
HA so
l
ution can
b
e
d
ramatica
ll
y increase
d
b
y ionic cross-
l
in
k
ing wit
h
f
erric
ion. Ionic cross-
l
in
k
ing
b
etween t
h
e car
b
oxy
l
ate groups on t
h
e HA an
d
t
h
e triva
l
ent iron (Fe
3
+
cant increase in solution viscosity
an
d
intraperitonea
l
resi
d
ence compare
d
to t
h
e origina
l
HA so
l
ution. T
h
e
ionica
ll
y cross-
l
in
k
e
d
Interge
l
so
l
ution
h
as
b
een
f
oun
d
to prevent or re
d
uce
a
dh
esion
f
ormation in prec
l
inica
l
anima
l
mo
d
e
l
s w
h
ere HA
h
a
d
l
itt
l
e or no
e
ff
ect [10].
L
aparotomy Stud
i
e
s
T
he clinical safet
y
and effectiveness of Inter
g
el solution was initiall
y
de monstrated in a sin
g
le-center pilot stud
y
involvin
g
23 patients (Inter
g
el
s
olution
g
roup
13; lactated Rin
g
er’s solution
g
roup
10). After laparotom
y
,
3
00 mL of stud
y
device was instilled [11]. At second-look laparoscop
y
, 4–12
weeks after laparotomy, patients treated with Intergel solution had signifi
-
cantl
y
fewer adhesions than control patients. Adhesion extent and severit
y
were also signifi
cantly reduced. A multicenter study was performed to confi
a
nd extend the results of the pilot stud
y.
T
wo multicenter studies (one in the United States and one in Euro
p
e) to
assess the safety and effi
cacy of Intergel solution to prevent or reduce adhe-
s
ions in patients under
g
oin
g
peritoneal cavit
y
sur
g
er
y
b
y
laparotom
y
have
b
een completed [12,13]. These studies used a third-part
y
blinded, parallel-
group, randomized, and controlled design. A statistically signifi
ca
n
t
d
iff
e
r
e
n
ce
i
n adhesion burden was found between Inter
g
el solution and control (lactated
R
in
g
er’s solution). The incidence, severit
y
, and extent of postsur
g
ical adhe
-
sions were signifi
cantly reduced in the Intergel solution group compared to
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4 G.S. diZere
g
a and M. Korell
th
e
l
actate
d
Rin
g
er’s so
l
ution
g
roup. T
h
e proportion o
f
sites wit
h
re-
f
orme
d
adh
esions was re
d
uce
d
by
31%, an
d
t
h
e proportion o
f
sur
g
ica
l
site a
dh
esions
w
as re
d
uce
d
by
23%. A re
d
uction in a
dh
esions wit
h
Inter
g
e
l
so
l
ution was a
l
so
f
oun
d
f
or su
b
groups o
f
patients
b
ase
d
on t
h
e surgica
l
proce
d
ure per
f
orme
d
:
my
omectom
y
, a
dh
esio
ly
sis, tu
b
a
l
proce
d
ures, an
d
ovarian proce
d
ures.
Th
e e
ff
ect o
f
Inter
g
e
l
so
l
ution on re
d
ucin
g
a
d
nexa
l
a
dh
esions was s
h
own
by a signifi
cant reduction in the American Fertility Society (AFS) score for
ad
nexa
l
a
dh
esions compare
d
to
l
actate
d
Ringer’s so
l
ution. T
h
e minimum
ad
nexa
l
a
dh
esion score o
f
b
ot
h
t
h
e ri
gh
t an
d
l
e
f
t a
d
nexa was re
d
uce
d
by
59%
f
o
ll
owing a
d
ministration o
f
Interge
l
so
l
ution. In a
dd
ition, t
h
e num
b
er o
f
p
atients w
h
o
h
a
d
poor surgica
l
outcomes as evi
d
ence
d
b
y t
h
e presence o
f
m
o
d
erate or severe a
dh
esion scores at secon
d
-
l
oo
k
l
aparoscopy was re
d
uce
d
5
-
f
o
ld
.
L
aparoscopy Stud
i
es
T
o evaluate the safet
y
and effectiveness of Inter
g
el administered at the
t
ime of laparoscop
y
, a multicenter randomized, parallel-
g
roup, placebo-
controlled study was performed to assess the safety, compatibility, and effi
cacy
o
f Inter
g
el solution compared with lactated Rin
g
er’s solution in patients
u
nder
g
oin
g
gy
necolo
g
ical sur
g
er
y
b
y
laparoscop
y
[14]. Inter
g
el solution or
l
actated Rin
g
er’s solution (300 mL) was instilled into the peritoneal cavit
y
o
f
p
atients immediatel
y
prior to termination of laparoscop
y
. A follow-up lapa-
r
oscop
y
was conducted 6–12 weeks later. Videotapes and drawin
g
s
g
enerated
from the laparoscopies were assessed by a masked reviewer. Effi
cacy was
m
easured b
y
the method of the American Fertilit
y
Societ
y
, applied to 23 ana-
t
omical sites includin
g
both pelvic and upper abdominal locations: the modi
-
ed AFS score (mAFS). Additional variables, including the proportion of sites
w
ith adhesions, the extent of adhesions, and the severit
y
of adhesions, were
d
etermined. The stud
y
evaluated 221 patients (Inter
g
el solution
g
roup: 116;
l
actated Rin
g
er’s solution
g
roup: 105) in 11 centers throu
g
hout the United
S
tates. The mAFS adhesion scores at baseline for treated and control
g
roups
were signifi
cantly different, precluding meaningful analysis of the total study
p
o
p
ulation (1.39 vs 0.98,
0.042
).
O
f the sur
g
ical sub
g
roups, patients havin
g
ovarian or paratubal c
y
stecto-
mies had mAFS adhesion scores that were not signifi
cantly different at base-
l
ine, allowin
g
for further anal
y
sis. For this sub
g
roup, at second-look
laparoscopy, mAFS scores were signifi
cantly lower in the Intergel solution
group than in the control group (Figure 6.1). In addition, there were signifi
ca
n
t
d
ifferences in mAFS scores between
g
roups at second-look laparoscop
y
for de
n
ovo adhesions as well as for adhesions at the sur
g
ical sites (Fi
g
ure 6.2).
O
verall reductions were observed in AFS
(
62%
)
, mAFS
(
71%
)
, incidence
(
61%
)
,
extent (60%), and severity (69%) of adhesions (Figure 6.3). The safety profi
l
e
f
or the entire stud
y
population of patients treated with Inter
g
el solution was
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d
v
a
nces in A
d
hesi
o
n Preventi
o
n
55
0
2
Interge
l
Lactate
d
Ringer's
mAF
S
S
c
o
r
e
Baseline
Fo
ll
ow-up
< 0.005
Fi
g
ure 6.1. Results are shown for patients undergoing ovarian or paratubal c
y
stectom
y
who
received 300 mL of either Inter
g
el Adhesion Prevention Solution or lactated Rin
g
er’s solution
at the end o
f
the laparoscop
y
(baseline). Six to 12 weeks later the patients had a
f
ollow-up
laparoscop
y
. Even though the modi
f
ied adhesion scores
f
or 23 di
ff
erent anatomical sites
throu
g
hout the entire pelvis and abdomen (mAFS) were not different at baseline, the mAFS
scores were signi
f
icantl
y
di
ff
erent at
f
ollow-up laparoscop
y
(14).
0
2
0
4
0
60
80
Re-
f
ormed De Novo Surgical Sit
e
Reduction mAFS
-v
alu
e
0.
2
98 0.009 0.005
Figure 6.2. Results are shown for patients undergoing ovarian or paratubal cystectomy who
received 300 mL of either Intergel Adhesion Prevention Solution at the end of laparoscopy.
The patients who received Intergel had a statistically significant reduction in de novo and
sur
g
ical site adhesions compared to those who received lactated Rin
g
er’s solution as measured
at 23 different anatomical sites throughout the abdomen and pelvis (14)
.
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6 G.S. diZere
g
a and M. Korell
(
a
)
0
20
4
0
60
80
Re-formed De Novo Sur
g
ical Site
Re-
f
ormed De Novo Sur
g
ical Sit
e
Re-
f
ormed De Novo Sur
g
ical Site
Re
d
uction mAFS
-v
alu
e
0.
2
98 0.009 0.005
(
b
)
0
20
4
0
60
80
% Re
d
uction in Proportio
n
P-value 0.163 0.016 0.003
(
c
)
0
20
4
0
60
8
0
Re
d
uction in Severit
y
Score
P-va
l
ue 0.141 0.002 0.002
igure 6.3. Results are shown for patients undergoing ovarian or paratubal cystectomy who
eceived 300 mL of Intergel Adhesion Prevention Solution at the end of the laparoscopic pro
-
c
edure. The incidence (a), extent (b), and severity (c) of de novo and surgical site adhesions
w
ere significantly reduced in the patients who received Intergel compared to lactated Ringer’s
s
o
l
ution (14)
.
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d
v
a
nces in A
d
hesi
o
n Preventi
o
n
5
7
compara
bl
e to t
h
at o
f
patients treate
d
wit
h
l
actate
d
Rin
g
er’s so
l
ution. Inter
g
e
l
s
o
l
ution was sa
f
e an
d
compati
bl
e wit
h
l
aparoscop
y
.
U
se o
f
Inter
g
e
l
h
as
b
een associate
d
wit
h
rare cases o
f
l
ate-onset (postop
-
erative days ~3–5), nonspecifi
c, diffuse pelvic pain that is self-limited, usually
s
pontaneous
ly
reso
l
vin
g
in 3 to 5
d
a
y
s. A
l
t
h
ou
gh
t
y
pica
lly
a
f
e
b
ri
l
e, t
h
ese
p
atients can have elevated tem
p
eratures in the
p
resence of a normal white
bl
oo
d
ce
ll
count,
d
istin
g
uis
h
in
g
f
rom intraperitonea
l
in
f
ection. In t
h
e a
b
sence
of other fi
ndings, the pain in these patients usually resolves spontaneously,
ne
g
atin
g
t
h
e nee
d
f
or sur
g
ica
l
intervention. Due to t
h
e a
b
ove, Inter
g
e
l
was
vo
l
untari
ly
wit
hd
rawn
f
rom t
h
e mar
k
et
.
Adep
t
A
n iso-osmolar, biode
g
radable,
g
lucose pol
y
mer solution (Adept) contain
-
in
g
4% icodextrin recentl
y
became available for adhesion prevention in
intraabdominal sur
g
er
y
. Icodextrin is a substrate for am
y
lase, which is widel
y
distributed throu
g
hout the bod
y
but is not present in the human peritoneal
cavit
y
[15]. When
g
iven intraperitoneall
y
, icodextrin is lar
g
el
y
retained within
the peritoneal cavit
y
; absorption of the pol
y
mer occurs
g
raduall
y
via the l
y
m
-
phatic s
y
stem into the s
y
stemic circulation. Icodextrin is then readil
y
metabo
-
lized b
y
am
y
lase to oli
g
osaccharides, which are cleared b
y
further metabolism
to
g
lucose. The intraperitoneal residence time for a 4% icodextrin solution in
humans was shown to be at least 72–96 hours, in com
p
arison with saline-based
solutions. The fl
uid dynamics of 4% icodextrin show that a volume placed into
the peritoneal cavit
y
after sur
g
er
y
would be present durin
g
the time of
maximum risk of adhesion formation, up to 3–5 da
y
s postsur
g
er
y
.
P
reclinical studies with 4
%
icodextrin in the rabbit double-uterine-horn
model demonstrated that in addition to signifi
cant benefi
ts following postop-
erative instillation, de novo formation of adhesions was signifi
cantly reduced
b
y
frequent intraoperative irri
g
ation [15]. Adept treatment did not exacerbate
the course of induced bacterial peritonitis in rats, supportin
g
the use of 4%
icodextrin solution in both
gy
necolo
g
ical and
g
eneral abdominal sur
g
er
y
. The
reduction of adhesion formation demonstrated in
p
reclinical studies encom-
passed not onl
y
the incidence but also the extent and severit
y
of adhesions.
The results of Adept reducing adhesions in animal models were confi
rm
ed
a
n
d
extended in a pilot stud
y
of patients under
g
oin
g
laparoscopic
gy
necolo
g
ical
s
ur
g
er
y
.
I
n a pi
l
ot c
l
inica
l
stu
dy
, postsur
g
ica
l
insti
ll
ation o
f
A
d
ept (1 L) was eva
l
u
-
ated in a controlled, prospective, assessor-blinded stud
y
in female patients
under
g
oin
g
laparoscopic adnexal sur
g
er
y
with a follow-up laparoscop
y
. Adept
or lactated Rin
g
er’s solution (control) was used as an intraperitoneal irri
g
atin
g
s
olution at least ever
y
30 minutes durin
g
the sur
g
ical procedure [16]. Patients
who received Adept had fewer adhesions at second-look laparoscop
y
4–6
wee
k
s
l
ater (Fi
g
ure 6.4). Furt
h
er, patients wit
h
at
l
east 1 a
dh
esion at t
h
e time
of surgery had a signifi
cant re
d
uction in a
dh
esions. T
h
e resu
l
ts o
f
t
h
is pi
l
ot
study await confi
rmation in a large pivotal study.
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g
a and M. Korell
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
None Minimal Severe
% of Patients
Interceed
Intergel
gure 6.5
.
Results are shown
f
or patients undergoing myomectomy who received either
c
overing o
f
the uterine sur
f
ace with Interceed or instillation o
f
Intergel Adhesion Prevention
S
olution (300 mL) into the pelvis at the end o
f
surgery. About hal
f
the patients in both groups
ad no adhesions at
f
ollow-up laparoscopy, while only minimal adhesions were
f
ound in most
of
the other patients. Both devices were e
ff
ective at reducing adhesions a
f
ter laparoscopic
yomectomy
(
17
).
Lactate
d
Rin
g
esis So
l
ution (
= 19) Adept (
= 23)
.8.8
22
22
20
20
0
20
.8
.8
.
6
.9
-2
9.9.9.9.
77
-1
-1
6.
6.
66
-2-2-2
-2
-2
5.
5.
5
5.
5
5
88
-2-2-2
9
9
9
9
mAF
S
S
everit
y
Ex
t
en
t
Inci
d
enc
e
% Chan
g
e
AF
S
Severity
x
t
en
t
ncidence
Improved
Wo
rse
–
40 –30 –20 –10 0 10 20 30
gure 6.4. Results are shown
f
or patients who underwent laparoscopic adhesiolysis who
eceived 1 liter o
f
either Adept (
N
23) or
l
actate
d
Ringer’s so
l
ution (
N
19) at the end o
f
s
urgery. All patients underwent rinsing o
f
the pelvic cavity with 100 mL o
f
the respective test
s
o
l
ution every 30 minutes t
h
roug
h
out t
h
e surgica
l
proce
d
ure. Patients w
h
o receive
d
A
d
ept
a
d
an improvement in t
h
eir overa
ll
a
bd
omina
l
-pe
l
vic a
dh
esion
b
ur
d
en as measure
d
b
y t
h
e
AFS score determined at 23 di
ff
erent anatomical sites, as well as in the incidence, extent,
a
nd severity o
f
adhesions compared to the patients who received lactated Ringer’s solution
.
ntergel Compar
i
son to Interceed
Korell compared the effi
cacy of Intergel to that of Interceed in the reduc-
t
ion of adhesions followin
g
laparoscopic m
y
omectom
y
[17]. Women of repro-
d
uctive a
g
e (
N
81) were randomized to treatment with an adhesion
p
revention
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d
v
a
nces in A
d
hesi
o
n Preventi
o
n
59
d
evice
f
o
ll
owin
g
l
aparoscopic m
y
omectom
y
, a proce
d
ure reporte
d
to
b
e asso
-
ciate
d
wit
h
up to 90% inci
d
ence o
f
severe a
dh
esions [18]. Fo
ll
owin
g
t
h
e use o
f
a
dh
esion
p
revention
d
evices, a
b
out
h
a
lf
t
h
e
p
atients were a
dh
esion
f
ree, w
h
i
l
e
most o
f
t
h
e ot
h
ers
h
a
d
on
l
y minima
l
a
dh
esions (Figure 6.5)
.
erspective
Wh
i
l
e a
dh
esion prevention
b
arriers are sa
f
e an
d
e
ff
ective in a
ll
h
uman
c
l
inica
l
tria
l
s, t
h
eir use
d
oes not e
l
iminate a
dh
esions in a
ll
patients. Many
investigators are incorporating a
dh
esion prevention
b
arriers into t
h
eir routine
clinical practice and achieving good results, even in diffi
cult clinical settings.
As a result of multiple demonstrations of barrier effi
cacy, adhesion prevention
adjuvants have received widespread acceptance. Effi
cacy of the barriers is
l
imite
d
to surgica
l
situations w
h
ere t
h
e area in question can
b
e comp
l
ete
ly
covere
d
. T
h
e insti
ll
ates Interge
l
an
d
A
d
ept, w
h
ic
h
provi
d
e genera
l
ize
d
pe ritonea
l
coverage, can
b
e easi
l
y a
d
ministere
d
via eit
h
er
l
aparoscopy or
l
aparotomy.
T
o
d
ate no treatment
h
as proven uni
f
orm
l
y e
ff
ective in preventing post
-
operative a
dh
esion
f
ormation. Surgica
l
tec
h
niques t
h
at
l
imit tissue isc
h
emia,
as we
ll
as a
b
sor
b
a
bl
e, nonreactive mec
h
anica
l
b
arriers, provi
d
e c
l
inica
l
b
ene-
fi
ts to patients today. Ongoing evaluations of drugs that modify the local
infl
ammatory response and agents that reduce fi
b
rin
d
eposition
d
e
l
ivere
d
d
irect
l
y into t
h
e peritonea
l
cavity s
h
ow promise
f
or
l
imiting a
dh
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t
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7. What to Do When the O
p
eration
s
O
ve
r
irginia A. Becket
t
Derek J. Tuffnel
l
If you seek advice on to how to get out of a diffi
cult situation, a wise respondent
will tell you not to start from where you fi
nd yourself. This is particularly the
case for operative complications. If you consider how to get out of the problem
only once it has occurred, you are going to be faced with signifi
cant diffi
culties.
O
ther chapters deal with the issue of consent, but issues such as trainin
g
, staff-
i
ng, and equipment availability all should be considered. However, even with
t
hese preparations, all surgeons will have complications. Those who do not fall
i
nto the three Ps: perfect
—
there aren’t any surgeons we know of in this group;
P
inocchio
s
—those who are economical with the truth or at best forgetful; and
p
ermanently on holida
y
It is against this background that we consider pre
-
v
entable harm and how it should be addressed
.
V
incent et al. report in their retrospective study that 5% of patients admit
-
t
ed to 2 lar
g
e hospitals in Greater London suffered preventable harm [1]. A
s
ubsequent analysis of the causes of errors in clinical practice by the same
g
roup [2] suggested that less than 20% of preventable adverse events were
d
irectl
y
related to sur
g
ical operations or invasive procedures. However, it is
h
i
g
hl
y
likel
y
that we will all be involved, either directl
y
or indirectl
y
, in an
ad
verse inci
d
ent at some point in our careers. T
h
e process o
f
ris
k
management
a
ims to proactive
l
y i
d
enti
f
y, assess, an
d
treat ris
k
s
l
ea
d
ing to t
h
e prevention
of
f
oreseea
bl
e a
d
verse events [3]. As a consequence o
f
proactive ris
k
manage
-
m
ent, uninten
d
e
d
h
arm to patients is re
d
uce
d
an
d
patient sa
f
ety an
d
care
a
re improved. The Department of Health document An Organisation with a
M
emory recommen
d
e
d
a re
d
uction o
f
25% in t
h
e num
b
er o
f
cases o
f
neg
l
igent
h
arm in o
b
stetrics an
d
gyneco
l
ogy
b
y 2005 [4]. It is not yet c
l
ear w
h
et
h
er t
h
at
g
oal has been achieved. A reactive approach to adverse events would not
a
chieve this type of target. However, as part of a systematic approach to risk
a
ssessment, engaging in proactive risk management activity, in addition to the
reactive process of incident management, will enable the identifi
cation of the
m
any t
h
ings t
h
at cou
ld
go wrong [5]. Root cause ana
l
ysis is a structure
d
i
nvestigation that aims to establish the underlying cause of serious incidents.
I
n many cases, the root cause of an adverse event lies with the management
a
n
d
organizations t
h
at support t
h
e
d
e
l
ivery o
f
care an
d
not wit
h
in
d
ivi
d
ua
l
h
ea
l
t
h
care pro
f
essiona
l
s. T
h
e Nationa
l
Patient Sa
f
ety Agency was set up to run
a
nationa
l
system o
f
reporting a
d
verse events an
d
aime
d
to re
d
uce
f
uture
h
arm
t
o patients
b
y i
d
enti
f
ying an
d
a
dd
ressing
d
ys
f
unctiona
l
systems. T
h
is process
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2 V
.
A
.
Beckett
a
n
d
D
.J.
T
u
ffnell
e
ncoura
g
es a s
h
i
f
t awa
y
f
rom a “
bl
ame” cu
l
ture to a “
j
ust” cu
l
ture. B
y
encour-
ag
in
g
wi
d
esprea
d
reportin
g
o
f
near misses an
d
critica
l
inci
d
ents, we can use
th
e ris
k
mana
g
ement an
d
patient sa
f
et
y
process to i
d
enti
fy
areas
f
or c
h
an
g
e
a
n
d
a
l
so to
l
o
bb
y
f
or improvement. We s
h
ou
ld
a
ll
now
b
e wor
k
ing in environ
-
m
ents wit
h
ro
b
ust s
y
stems in p
l
ace to
h
an
dl
e t
h
e reportin
g
an
d
ana
ly
sis o
f
ad
verse events as part o
f
c
l
inica
l
g
overnance. I
f
not, it is in our interests to
eff
ect
l
oca
l
organizationa
l
c
h
ange.
reoperat
i
ve Car
e
I
n man
y
cases, intraoperative adverse events can be limited or prevented
by
careful preoperative preparation of the patient. A root cause anal
y
sis ma
y
f
ocus on the followin
g
points
:
. Consent should be informed
,
with all reasonable risks discussed with
t
he patient b
y
a staff member who is adequatel
y
trained to do so.
2
. The correct e
q
ui
p
ment should be antici
p
ated and available. Theater
sta
ff
s
h
ou
l
d
be
f
a
mili
a
r wi
t
h i
ts
use.
3. The sur
g
eon should be competent to carr
y
out the planned
p
rocedure
.
4
. Appropriate operative assistance and nursin
g
staff should be
a
v
a
il
ab
l
e.
5. National Confi
dential Enquiry into Perioperative Deaths (CEPOD)
g
uidelines, particularl
y
with respect to the preoperative resusci-
t
ation of patients and the timin
g
of procedures, should be ob
-
served
[
6
].
ur
i
n
g
the Procedure
F
ollowin
g
an adverse event, the optimal response would demonstrate that
p
ersonnel reco
g
nized the event appropriatel
y
and acted in a timel
y
wa
y
and
w
ithin their sphere of competence, callin
g
for assistance where necessar
y
.
I
mmediate steps should be taken to investi
g
ate the cause and consequences of
t
he event where a
pp
ro
p
riate
.
T
o demonstrate such an “o
p
timal res
p
onse,” clear and contem
p
oraneous
n
otes are vital. Durin
g
lon
g
procedures, it ma
y
be useful to ask one of the
t
heater staff to record the timin
g
of events to improve accurac
y
. It is particu
-
l
arl
y
important to document who called for help and at what time, and the
t
ime that help arrived, while noting any reason for delays. Detail the avail-
ability of signifi
cant individuals and e
q
ui
p
ment. Provide a clear descri
p
tion o
f
h
ow the complication was reco
g
nized and remedied. Ensure that handwritin
g
i
s le
g
ible and that each entr
y
has a date, time, and si
g
nature, with the patient’s
d
etails on each sheet of
p
a
p
er.
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