Surgical safety checklist
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
| BEFORE INDUCTION OF ANESTHESIA (With at least nurse and anesthesist) | |
| Has the patient confirmed his/her identity, site, procedure, and consent? | ☐ yes |
| Is the site marked? | ☐ yes ☐ not applicable |
| Is the anaesthesia machine and medication check complete? | ☐ yes |
| Is the pulse oximeter on the patient and is it working? | ☐ yes |
| Does a patient have a known allergy? | ☐ no ☐ yes |
| Does the patient have difficult airway or aspiration risk? | ☐ no ☐ yes, and equipment/assistance available |
| Risk of more than 500 ml blood loss (700 ml in children)? | ☐ no ☐ yes, and two IVs/central access fluids are planned |
| BEFORE SKIN INCISION (With nurse, anesthesist and surgeon) | |