Multiprofessional round with checklist: association with the improvement in patient safety in intensive care

Rev Gaucha Enferm. 2022 Nov 14;43(spe):e20210348. doi: 10.1590/1983-1447.2022.202100348.en. eCollection 2022.
[Article in English, Portuguese]

Abstract

Objective: To verify the association between a multiprofessional round with the use of checklists and patient safety practices by health professionals in an intensive care unit.

Method: Mixed-method study, delineated by the sequential explanatory approach, conducted in a hospital in southern Brazil. Quantitative data were analyzed using Poisson regression, and qualitative data, using content analysis. The integrated analysis was performed through the explained/connected combination.

Results: In the post-implementation period of the rounds with systematic use of the checklist, there was a significant improvement in the prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism, light sedation, reduction in the days of use of mechanical ventilation, central venous catheter and indwelling urinary catheter.

Conclusion: The multiprofessional round with the systematic use of checklist, associated with the improvement in patient safety practices, was considered as a strategy that ensures better care in intensive care and favors job satisfaction.

MeSH terms

  • Checklist*
  • Critical Care / methods
  • Humans
  • Intensive Care Units
  • Patient Safety
  • Teaching Rounds*