Table 3 Reasons for not assigning a score of 10 to sign-in, time-out, and sign-out
Gynecologists (n = 85) | Anesthesiologists (n = 86) | OR-RNs (n = 96) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Reasons for not assigning a score of 10 to sign-in implementation (n, %) | 11 (12.9%) | 23 (26.74%) | 20 (20.83%) |
Too many operations to check | 4 (36.36%) | 16 (60.87%) | 10 (50%) |
Anesthesiologist is not present for “sign in” | 3 (27.27%) | 1 (4.35%) | 4 (20%) |
Surgeon is not present for “sign in” | 3 (27.27%) | 13 (56.52%) | 16 (80%) |
OR-RNs is not present for “sign in” | 1 (9,09%) | 2 (8.7%) | 1 (5%) |
No one initiates | 2 (18.18%) | 3 (13.04%) | 14 (70%) |
Reasons for not assigning a score of 10 to time-out implementation n, %) | 46 (54.12%) | 60 (69.77%) | 82 (85.42%) |
Too many operations to check | 20 (43.48%) | 24 (40%) | 57 (69.51%) |
Surgeon is eager to start for surgery | 1 (2.17%) | 26 (43.33%) | 66 (80.49%) |
Hard to ensure the three groups implement the checklist properly | 20 (43.48%) | 40 (66.67%) | 48 (58.54%) |
Too many checklist items interfere with schedule of surgical operations | 18 (39.13%) | 24 (40%) | 25 (30.49%) |
No one initiates | / | 17 (28.33%) | 50 (60.98%) |
Do not know what “time out” is | 1 (2.17%) | / | / |
The operation is extremely urgent, and there is no time to check | / | / | 2 (2.44%) |
Reasons for not assigning a score of 10 to sign-out implementation (n, %) | 45 (52.94%) | 58 (67.44%) | 58 (60.42%) |
No one initiates | 27 (60%) | 31 (53.45%) | 34 (58.62%) |
Anesthesiologist is not present for “sign out” | 3 (6.67%) | / | 4 (6.9%) |
Surgeon is not present for “sign out” | 16 (35.56%) | 39 (67.24%) | 50 (86.21%) |
OR-RNs is not present for “sign out” | 2 (4.44%) | / | 1 (1.72%) |
Other reasons | 10 (22.2%) | 6 (10.34%) | 1 (1,72%) |