@article{article_393004, title={Patients safety in the operating room: a systematic review}, journal={Pamukkale Medical Journal}, pages={87–98}, year={2016}, author={Hergül, Filiz Kabu and Özbayır, Türkan and Gök, Fadime}, keywords={Safety during operation, safety in the operating room, patients safety, patients safety in the operating room}, abstract={Aim: Patient safety is composed of all the precautions taken by the health institution sand their staff in order to prevent the harm that might be caused by health care services. In this study it is aimed to examine the studies related to patient safety systematically. Instrumentand Method: 5649 studies published between the years 2004 and 2014 have been examined and 10 publications which conform to inclusion criteria have been included in the study and evaluated in terms of comparison, limitation and results. Findings: 6.2% of the health personel stated to have made a medicalerror and 10.4 % of them stated to have witnessed a friend making a medicalerror. Surgical site infection, postoperative complications, extended recovery periods, bedsores as complications and (41%) were not using appropriate antibiotic as situation were reported that the cause of medical errors. Factors such as lack of communication in surgery rooms, lack of information, increasing work load, nurses doing extraduties, the need for personnel not being satisfied and competition among the staff were reported to pose a great danger for patient safety. Result: It is thought that providing patient safety in surgery rooms would only be possible by creating appropriate ergonomic facilities, staff having sufficient information and skill sand providing appropriate working conditions.}, number={1}, publisher={Pamukkale University}