Safe Surgery
Costa Rica became the
first country in Latin
America and the
Caribbean whose
operating rooms
incorporate a list of
procedures to lower
adverse events from
surgery, such as
infections and bleeding
not linked to the
patient’s ailment.
These procedures are
already operative at
hospitals in the United
States, Canada, France,
Germany and Space.
Promoted by the World
Health Organization
(WHO) and the Pan
American Health
Organization, the
strategy fits perfectly
within the Costa Rican
National Program for the
Safety of Patients. |
