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Adverse events after surgery constitute the largest group of unintended outcomes in hospitals. Because no perioperative guideline was available at the European level, a European consensus study was conducted within the SAFEST project to develop one. The study included: (1) a systematic review of guidelines; (2) selection and synthesis of recommendations from those guidelines; and (3) a Delphi consensus approach, including a two-day face-to-face consensus conference. The authors developed a set of 101 evidence-based and patient-centered perioperative patient safety recommendations to improve the quality of care in healthcare facilities in Europe and beyond. The systematic review initially yielded 267 guidelines, from which 4666 recommendations were identified. After four rounds of synthesis by the researchers, 99 recommendations could be submitted to two Delphi panels: one consisting of 11 multidisciplinary members of the SAFEST consortium and one with 66 external experts from 25 EU (related) countries, including seven patient representatives. After two online consensus rounds and a two-day physical consensus conference, there was agreement for 101 multidisciplinary recommendations for safe perioperative care.
This study was conducted as part of the SAFEST project (SAFEty in surgical care through the STandardization and harmonization of perioperative care in Europe), see Safest | Welcome. The goal of this project is "to play a decisive role in improving patient safety by (1) identifying and agreeing on a uniform set of evidence-based perioperative recommendations, and (2) promoting their implementation across Europe. SAFEST was funded by the European Union's Horizon Europe Framework Program (grant agreement no. 101057825). Dr. Hiske Calsbeek and Dr. Yvette Emond are involved in this project from IQ Health.
Read the article here: Multidisciplinary, evidence-based, patient-centred perioperative patient safety recommendations: a European consensus study☆ - ScienceDirect