Number of cases | Baseline n (%) | 6 months n (%) | 12 months n (%) |
10 | 35 | 32 | |
Core members present | |||
0–7 (small) | 9 (90.0) | 31 (88.6) | 26 (81.3) |
8–11 (medium) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (11.4) | 6 (18.7) |
≥12 (large) | 1 (10.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Staff assigned to OR | |||
Anaesthetist consultant | 10 (100.0) | 32 (91.4) | 18 (56.3) |
Anaesthetist registrar | 8 (80.0) | 23 (65.7) | 10 (31.3) |
Anaesthetic RMO | 2 (20.0) | 8 (22.9) | 1 (3.1) |
Surgeon consultant | 7 (70.0) | 26 (74.3) | 20 (62.5) |
Surgeon registrar | 10 (10.0) | 33 (94.3) | 22 (68.8) |
Surgical RMO | 6 (60.0) | 6 (17.1) | 9 (28.1) |
Anaesthetist nurse | 10 (100.0) | 35 (100) | 32 (100) |
Scrub nurse | 10 (100.0) | 35 (100) | 23 (71.9) |
Scout nurse | 10 (100.0) | 35 (100) | 32 (100) |
Scout nurse 2 | 9 (90.0) | 22 (62.9) | 12 (37.5) |
Theatre assistant | 10 (100.0) | 30 (85.7) | 16 (50.0) |
Other* | 9 (90.0) | 16 (45.7) | 11 (34.4) |
Specialty | |||
Cardiac surgical | 0 (0.0) | 2 (5.7) | 0 (0.0) |
ENT and maxillary facial | 0 (0.0) | 3 (8.6) | 3 (9.4) |
Eye surgery | 0 (0.0) | 2 (5.7) | 7 (21.9) |
Gynaecology and obstetrics | 4 (40.0) | 6 (17.1) | 3 (9.4) |
General | 3 (30.0) | 3 (8.6) | 1 (3.1) |
Neurosurgical | 0 (0.0) | 2 (5.7) | 0 (0.0) |
Orthopaedic | 0 (0.0) | 7 (20.0) | 3 (9.4) |
Paediatrics | 0 (0.0) | 5 (14.3) | 0 (0.0) |
Urology | 1 (10.0) | 3 (8.6) | 14 (43.8) |
Vascular | 2 (20.0) | 2 (5.7) | 1 (3.1) |
Location of sign-in | |||
Induction room | 10 (100) | 29 (82.9) | 27 (84.4) |
Operating room | 0 (0.0) | 3 (8.6) | 4 (12.5) |
Holding bay | 0 (0.0) | 3 (8.6) | 1 (3.1) |
Time-out | |||
Before induction | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.9) | 2 (6.3) |
During induction | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.9) | 2 (6.3) |
Prior knife to skin | 10 (100.0) | 33 (94.3) | 28 (87.5) |
After knife to skin | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Sign-out | |||
Before patient leaves OR | 0 (0.0) | 30 (85.7) | 31 (96.9) |
*Included medical students, midwives, company representative and radiology personnel.
ENT, ear, nose and throat; OR, operating room; RMO, resident medical officer.