Organizational Safety Culture Help to Prevent Wrong-Sided Peripheral Nerve Block

Authors

  • Dudsadee Atungkoon Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
  • Sudta Parakkamodom Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
  • Busara Sirivanasandha Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand

Keywords:

patient safety culture, peripheral nerve block, wrong-sided procedure

Abstract

The organizational culture is a crucial effect on patient safety in healthcare service. A safety culture is an organizational culture that comprises the sharing of attitudes, beliefs, values and norms which the professionals perform certain tasks within the organization. The culture of patient safety that requires an effective professional organization to make safety a priority. Stop before you block is designed to help avoidable the risk of inadvertent wrong-sided peripheral nerve block.

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2024-05-06

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Atungkoon, D., Parakkamodom, S., & Sirivanasandha, B. (2024). Organizational Safety Culture Help to Prevent Wrong-Sided Peripheral Nerve Block. Thai Journal of Anesthesiology, 50(3), 207–215. retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/anesthai/article/view/269142

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Vol. 50 No. 3 (2024): Vol.50 No.3 (2024): May-June

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