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Table 2 Acceptance and beliefs of the benefit of using the Surgical Safety Checklist among surgical personnel

From: Acceptance of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist among surgical personnel in hospitals in Guatemala city

 

Surgery residents

Anesthesiology residents

Anesthesiologists

Nurses

SSC1 stimulates communication? (yes)

80% (20)

88.6% (39)

100% (6)

92.3% (48)

(no)

11.4% (4)

11.4%(5)

0%(0)

5.8% (3)

SSC helps prevent errors? (yes)

88.6% (31)

93.2% (41)

100% (5)

84.3% (43)

(no)

8.6%(3)

6.8% (3)

0(0%)

15.7% (8)

Implementing the SSC was a good decision? (yes)

97.1% (34)

100% (44)

100% (6)

98% (49)

(no)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

2%(1)

If you were undergoing surgery would you like the personnel use the SSC? (yes)

100%(35)

97.7% (43)

100% (6)

98% (50)

(no)

0%(0)

0%(0)

0%(0)

2%(1)

Using the SSC is? Easy or really easy (n = 107)

91.4% (32)

86.3% (38)

66% (4)

63.5% (33)

  1. 1SSC Surgical Safety Checklist.