Standards of Practice for Patient Identification, （实践标准的病人识别、）.pdf

Standards of Practice for Patient Identification, Correct Surgery Site and Correct Surgical Procedure Introduction The following Standards of Practice were researched and written by the AST Education and Professional Standards Committee and have been approved by the AST Board of Directors. They are effective October 27, 2006. AST developed the following Standards of Practice to provide support to healthcare facilities in the reinforcement of proper surgical patient identification, and confirmation of the correct surgery site and procedure in the perioperative setting. The purpose of the Standards is to provide an outline that the surgical team in the perioperative setting can use to develop and implement policies and procedures for surgical patient identification, and confirmation of the correct surgery site and procedure. However, AST refers healthcare providers to The Joint Commission statements in the document National Patient Safety Goals for definitive guidance on improving the accuracy of patient identification, correct surgery site and procedure, and developing and implementing policies and procedures. The Standards are presented with the understanding that it is the responsibility of the healthcare facility to develop, approve and establish policies and procedures for identification of the surgical patient, and confirmation of the correct surgery site and procedure according to established healthcare facility protocols. Rationale The following are Practices related to the proper identification of the surgical patient, verification of the correct surgery site and surgical procedure by the surgical team. There are many instances when patient misidentification, wrong site surgery and wrong patient can occur, including invasive procedures, medication administration, transfusion of blood products, and matching pathology specimens to the correct patient.6 The Practices are meant to contribute to the efforts of patient safety