Patient safety culture in the Operating Room of an emergency hospital in Amazonas: perspectives from the healthcare team

Abstract

Introduction: The concept of safe care permeates health institutions around the world, however, it is necessary to understand the safety culture of an institution to improve the provision of safety to patients and professionals. Methodology: Cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach. The sample was made up of 119 health professionals who made up the multidisciplinary team at the surgical center from August to September 2021, where data collection took place. The Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC) instrument was used to evaluate the twelve dimensions that make up patient safety culture. Data analysis was carried out using descriptive statistics, to evaluate the reliability of the responses to the HSOPSC instrument, the Cronbachs Alpha test was used. Results: Of the twelve dimensions evaluated, there was no dimension considered strong for patient safety in the unit. The dimensions with potential for patient safety were “Expectations and actions of the supervisor/manager to promote patient safety”; “Teamwork within units” and “Organizational learning - continuous improvement”, while all other dimensions were evaluated as weak for patient safety. 39.50% of participants consider patient safety in the unit to be regular, despite this, 89.91% of participants reported not having made any event notifications in the last 12 months. Conclusion: The study highlighted the need to strengthen all dimensions of the patient safety culture by the team at the hospital studied, as none of them were identified as strong.