STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SAFE SURGERY CHECKLIST: AN INTEGRATIVE REVIEW (Atena Editora)

Abstract

Goal: to analyze evidence available in the literature on the strategies used to implement the safe surgery checklist proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the surgical practice of health services. Method: integrative literature review with search for results in four databases and a digital library, establishing criteria for inclusion and exclusion; critical evaluation; interpretation and discussion. Results: We found 1,037 articles, applying inclusion and exclusion criteria and removing duplicate articles, comprising a sample of 26 publications. The central axes were evidenced by a bibliographic survey: article, authors, journals and theme related to the checklist tool that appears in different contexts of publications, which allows inferring its use in different scenarios and perspectives. Conclusion and implications for practice: The lack of adherence to the checklist has been one of the main challenges encountered in the practice of its implementation, a situation that is affected by the non-participation of team members in the process of preparing and adapting the list. The studies showed that there is a need to raise the awareness of the team, that the checklist serves as a mediation instrument for the meeting of the sector's actions, developing communication and integration.