title: The Helsinki Declaration on Patient Safety in Anaesthesiology: the past, present and future.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Four years after the launch of the Helsinki Declaration on Patient Safety in Anaesthesiology, it is of interest to assess its role in European and Global Patient Safety efforts.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The Declaration is widely supported, not only in Europe, but also has attracted much attention and support globally. In Europe, it represented a major step in European-wide patient safety networking and initiatives. The European Patient Safety Task Force, created jointly by the European Board of Anaesthesiology and the European Society of Anaesthesiology, has developed useful monitoring and introduction tools. A new Patient Safety Committee is being introduced, and this will facilitate current and future initiatives.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The launch of Helsinki Declaration of Patient Safety in Anaesthesiology in 2010 was a major step forward for patient safety initiatives in European and Global anesthesiology. Several steps have been taken in the 4 years that have passed, but the task needs continuous attention to ensure that every patient received the safest possible anesthesiology care.
authors.affiliation: aDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Baerum Hospital, Rud Oslo, Norway bDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Regional Hospital Maennedorf, Maennedorf/Zuerich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Jannicke
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mellin-Olsen
authors.forename: Sven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Staender
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000941:ethics* / Q000639:trends; D005060:Europe; D006381:Helsinki Declaration; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000941:ethics / Q000639:trends; D061214:Patient Safety; D017751:Safety Management / Q000941:ethics / Q000639:trends