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Anti-staphylococcal bundle to reduce surgical site infections in orthopaedic and cardiac surgery
Feedback summary of discussion paper and next steps
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Cardiac surgery implementation manual | Pukapuka aratohu whakahaere poka manawa
Guide for providers implementing and delivering a national Surgical Site Infection Improvement Programme in New Zealand
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Surgical Safety Culture Survey Research Report 2017
Safe Surgery NZ aims to make surgery safer by improving teamwork and communication in the operating theatre. The 2017 Surgical Safety Culture Survey demonstrates an improvement in the attitudes and perceptions of surgical team members across New Zeal
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Frequently asked questions about the Safe Surgery NZ programme
This document covers frequently asked questions for the Safe Surgery NZ programme including the surgical safety checklist, briefing, debriefing and collection of data for the safe surgery quality and safety marker.
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Safe Surgery NZ programme evaluation – final report
The evaluation examines whether Safe Surgery NZ has realised its intended benefits, provided value-for-money and how the programme aligns with the Commission’s strategic priorities.
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Evaluation of the surgical site infection improvement programme
Evaluation of the surgical site infection improvement programme – final summative report.
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Safe surgery programme
The safe surgery programme aims to improve teamwork and communication in the operating room by leveraging the WHO surgical safety checklist as a teamwork and communication tool.
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Aotearoa New Zealand Tall Man lettering list (October 2023)
The Aotearoa New Zealand Tall Man lettering list (updated October 2023) includes look-alike, sound-alike medicine names that have been predicted to pose the greatest risk to patient safety.
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SSI orthopaedic monitoring tool - variable life-adjusted display (VLAD) report
The orthopaedic monitoring tool (VLAD report) is a tool to track orthopaedic surgical site infections (SSI) in your DHB. It is updated quarterly.
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Risk factors differ for Gram-negative surgical site infection following hip and knee arthroplasty: an observational study from a national surveillance system
This article describes describe risk factors for surgical site infection (SSI) caused by aerobic Gram-negative organisms after hip and knee arthroplasty in Aotearoa New Zealand.