I propose to reduce surgical errors by 99.9%…!!

  • Not having plant pediatric surgeons at the Santa Cruz Oncological Hospital, It is the first risk, The surgeon is not eight hours a day in the service.
  • Not having X -ray plates or tomographs in stock is another risk!.
  • Making only the so -called "pre -operator check" also has a margin of error!.

Jorge Flores Aguilera, Pediatric surgeon, He proposes:

1.- I request attention from the Ministry of Health, Bolivian Medical College, Bolivian Society of Pediatric Surgery:

2.- Urgent, please:

Adopt or have TWO SURGICAL SAFETY PROTOCOLS:

A. The official in charge of being the one who checks as “Surgical Safety Supervisor” (Surgical Surveillance).
B. The Protocol applied by the surgical team called “Control Procedure before Starting Surgery” ( =Procedure Time Out).

3. The type of errors: operate on an organ, tumor or hernia, etc, from the wrong side, you leave tweezers, gauze, compresses inside the patient ARE REDUCED BY 99.9%, These types of errors practically disappear with the “Surgical Safety Supervisor” (Surgical Surveillance) and the Control Procedure before Starting the Surgery ( =Procedure Time Out).

I am ready to contribute both at the academic and institutional level., before the Ministry of Public Health and before the Medical College of Bolivia.

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