Building on the Norwegian Patient Safety Program's target areas, the Patients' Surgical Checklist (PASC) will empower surgical patients to become more involved in their own safety and contribute to preventive safety measures. A safety checklist for patients to use has been developed and validated for use in surgical patients. In a Stepped Wedge Cluster RCT effects of patients using their own checklists to avoid preventable patient harm are examined. The project will re-use existing health and personal data collected from patient records and patient reported data as outcome measures. A consortium of all relevant stakeholders and users participate: two hospitals with seven surgical clusters, patient representatives, representatives of general practitioners, and interdisciplinary in-hospital professionals. The important project partners are information and communications technology companies (Helse-Vest IKT and CheckWare service delivery), general practitioners, and national and international research partners leading in the field of patient safety, implementation science and health economics.
Age range
18 Years
Sex
ALL
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Number of complications associated with the participants surgery
Timeframe: Up to 30 days
Number of complications within respiratory system
Timeframe: Up to 30 days
Number of complications within cardio-thoracic system
Timeframe: Up to 30 days
Number of infections
Timeframe: Up to 30 days
Number of nervous system complications
Timeframe: Up to 30 days
Volume of bleeding associated with operation
Timeframe: Up to 30 days
Number of embolism associated with the hospital stay
Timeframe: Up to 30 days
Number of mechanical implant complications
Timeframe: Up to 30 days
Number of re-operations
Timeframe: Up to 30 days
Number of re-admissions
Timeframe: Up to 30 days