Question

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), how could at least half a million deaths due to surgical error be prevented every year?

a) By developing better surgical technology
b) By implementing systemic changes in operating rooms
c) By inflicting stronger punishments for those who commit medical errors
d) By weeding out reckless surgeons

Answer 1

b) By implementing systemic changes in operating rooms

Step-by-step explanation:

This the best safety guidelines set up to avert many deaths from surgical errors. The most important system changes is the application of World health organisation Surgical safety checklist. This is a compilation of safety procedures as a manual to safeguard life of subjects during surgery procedures in order to reduce mortality and morbidity by the WHO in 2008.

The checklist is put into operation in 3 stages for effective safeguard of the subject before anaesthesia, before incision and before departure of the after surgery. This was done to ensure proper compliance and reduces possible errors that may endangered the subject

Answer 2

The correct option is B ( By implementing systemic changes in operating rooms).

Step-by-step explanation:

surgical error are preventable mistakes from health professionals which inflicts more harm to the patient. Studies indicate that nearly 75% of surgical errors actually occur during surgery, with the remaining occurring either during pre or postoperative care.Some of these errors includes:

- forgetting one or more surgical equipment inside the patient.

- performing the wrong procedure.

- mistakenly cutting a nerve.

-overdose or underside of anaesthesia.

All these can be prevented through implementing systemic changes in operating rooms.