Preoperative Sinus Computed Tomography Scan Review Checklist.

Keywords: Sinus CT checklist; sinus computed tomography; sinus surgery; chronic rhinosinusitis; endoscopic sinus surgery; functional endoscopic sinus surgery; preoperative checklist; preop checklist; quality improvement; imaging EN Sinus CT checklist sinus computed tomography sinus surgery chronic rhinosinusitis endoscopic sinus surgery functional endoscopic sinus surgery preoperative checklist preop checklist quality improvement imaging E706 E708 3 11/19/20 20201201 NES 201201 INTRODUCTION Initially adopted from the airline industry, the implementation of safety checklists in the medical field saves lives by preventing easily avoidable mistakes.1 The World Health Organization surgical time out has been implemented worldwide to prevent such mistakes from occurring within the operating room and has been tremendously successful, leading to a substantial decrease in surgical mortality from 1.5% to 0.8%.2 This checklist has been adapted for use in endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) to increase adherence to safety protocols.3 The principal function of checklists is to minimize the risk of preventable complications, but they also provide invaluable educational benefit. All patients who underwent endoscopic endonasal sinus surgery, endoscopic endonasal orbital surgery, or endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery were included. Sinus CT checklist, sinus computed tomography, sinus surgery, chronic rhinosinusitis, endoscopic sinus surgery, functional endoscopic sinus surgery, preoperative checklist, preop checklist, quality improvement, imaging. [Extracted from the article]