Strategies to improve surgical patient safety

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to reflect on which strategies improve surgical patient safety. Method: Narrative review, carried out in January 2023 based on articles published in journals and documents from official bodies from 2010 to 2022. Data were categorized using Bardin's thematic analysis. Results: organized into three categories: The first of them addressed “Adverse Events and Surgical Practices”, in the second, “Patient Safety”, and finally, “Checklist of surgical safety and systematization of nursing care as patient safety strategies. Conclusion: The investigated tools are inherent to the performance of surgical nursing that contribute to academic practice by reinforcing the importance of applying instruments that address patient safety, especially in the current situation.