Objective: The current study was performed to assess the effectiveness of detailed operating room quality care on the quality of operating room care and patient satisfaction.
Methods: A total of 102 patients who underwent surgery in Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology between October 2020 and April 2022 were recruited and assigned to receive either conventional operating room care (conventional group) or detailed operating room quality care (quality group), with 51 cases in each group. Outcome measures for the evaluation of the detailed quality care included quality of operating room care, safe operation, incidence of errors in instrument preparation, loss of parts, incidence of intraoperative adverse reactions, and patient satisfaction.
Results: Patients who received quality care showed higher scores for information acquisition ability, communication ability, standardization of nursing process, and professionalism of nursing service than those who received conventional care (P = .021, .032, .003, .043). Detailed operating room quality care resulted in significantly higher standardization of anesthesia disinfection, promptness of instrument preparation, instrument and equipment management, effectiveness of auxiliary cooperation, and standardization of medical records scores versus conventional care (P = .004, .022, .036, .004, .002). Detailed operating room quality care was associated with a lower incidence of instrument preparation errors, lost parts, and intraoperative adverse reactions than conventional care (P < .05). Patients were more satisfied with quality care (49/51, 96.1%) than with conventional care (39/51, 76.5%) (P = .004).
Conclusion: Detailed operating room quality care can significantly improve patient satisfaction, enhance the quality of operating room care and safe operation, and reduce the risk of instrument preparation errors, lost parts, and intraoperative complications in the operating room.