Protocolo de cirurgia segura: um indicador de qualidade da assistência em saúde

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Patient Safety has been systematically developed by the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) since its creation, cooperating with the health surveillance mission of protecting the population's health and intervening in the risks arising from the use of products and services to it. subjects, through surveillance, control, regulation and monitoring practices on health services and the use of available technologies for care. OBJECTIVE: to understand the importance of a safe surgery protocol, as an indicator of the quality of health care. METHODOLOGY: This is a bibliographic, exploratory study carried out through an integrative literature review. RESULTS: It was demonstrated in this study that the surgical protocol is safe before and after the surgery, as errors and adverse events will be avoided, promoting patient safety, and complications and the incidence of readmissions can be avoided. The safe surgery checklist is considered an instrument that has the ability to prevent failures in care procedures, slowing down complications and the patient's length of stay in the hospital, in addition to collaborating to reduce the mortality of patients who undergo surgical procedures. CONCLUSION: It was proven in all the studies presented that the implementation of safety protocols within hospital institutions reduces the risk of complications, recurrence of hospitalizations, promoting quality and patient safety.