title: [Improving patient safety in perioperative care for major surgeries].
abstract: The Helsinki Declaration was created and signed by the European Board of Anaesthesiology (EBA) and the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA). It was initiated in June 2010, and it implies a European consensus on those medical practices which improve patient safety and provide higher quality perioperative care. Authors focus on four elements of this initiative, which can be easily implemented, and provide almost instant benefit: use of preoperative checklist, prevention of perioperative infections, goal-directed fluid therapy and perioperative nutrition. The literature review emphasizes that well organized perioperative care plays the most important role in improving patient safety.
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Aneszteziológiai és Intenzív Terápiás Klinika Budapest. horvath.alexandra.7@gmail.com
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Horváth
authors.forename: Géza
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Reusz
authors.forename: János
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gál
authors.forename: Akos
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Csomós
mesh_terms: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D057189:Checklist; D005060:Europe; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006381:Helsinki Declaration; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D044623:Nutrition Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000592:standards*; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local