Manual on safe surgery protocols and checklists to be issued to nearly 5,000 surgical specialists in Tamil Nadu
The Hindu
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In two weeks, nearly 5,000 government surgical specialists in Tamil Nadu would get a manual containing protocols and checklists for safe surgeries, Health Minister Ma. Subramanian told reporters on Wednesday, and released the manual - “Safe Surgery - Protocols and Checklists”.
To discuss the protocols and checklists for surgeries, more than 600 surgical specialists from across the State took part in a workshop in Chennai. Mr. Subramanian said that nearly 5,000 surgical specialists were working in government hospitals across the State, and every day, nearly 10,000 surgeries were performed in institutions under the Directorate of Medical Education, Directorate of Medical and Rural Health Services and Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine.
“The decisions taken at the workshop will be disseminated to 5,000 surgical specialists across the State through similar district-level workshops. They will be apprised of the protocols and checklists. We have released a manual on safe surgery, and recommendations of the World Health Organisation (WHO) have been included in it. This will be readied as handbooks and be given to all surgeons within two weeks,” he said.
The “Safe Surgery - Protocols and Checklists” manual comprises surgical checklists, comprehensive anaesthetic checklist, orthopaedic surgery safety measures, safety tips from an obstetrician’s views, role of theatre nurse, specialty-specific safety precaution such as neurosurgery, ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology, vascular surgery, plastic surgery, paediatric surgery, urology, surgical gastroenterology and cardiothoracic surgery; safe transfusion practices, infection control and perioperative diabetes management.
Doctors’ remarks
A doctor said the manual was prepared in a very short duration and needs in-depth discussion with experts. Another senior surgeon noted that the manual was elaborate.
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