Resource library

This report alerts providers to key findings and actions following review of two incidents in different organisations where surgical equipment was assembled incorrectly resulting in patient harm in the operating theatre.

This report alerts providers of the risk of hypoxic cardiac arrest during percutaneous tracheostomy. The aim is to learn from the event and establish a standard operating procedure to prevent future similar events.

This Open Book alerts providers to the key findings of a recent review of an incident where a patient suffered an extravasation injury that required skin grafts to repair.

Report from Litmus on attitudes towards the Surgical Safety Checklist and its use in New Zealand operating theatres.

Brochure for patients to explain the various elements of the surgical safety checklist.

Presentation from Perioperative Harm Advisory Group clinical lead Mr Ian Civil – What is perioperative harm and how can we reduce it?

Recording of the 'Beyond the tickbox' webinar with Dr William Berry, held on Friday 11 July 2014.

This document covers frequently asked questions for the Safe Surgery NZ programme including the surgical safety checklist, briefing, debriefing and collection of data for the safe surgery quality and safety marker.

This case study details the work at Northland District Health Board to successfully introduce surgical safety interventions into their operating theatres.

Surgical safety checklist posters (sign in, time out, sign out) from Southern Cross Hospitals.