Surgical Safety Checklist – Ophthalmology (Based on WHO Surgical Check List)

Date & Name & Site of Surgery: _________________________________________

Before Anesthesia (Sign in)
Before Incision (Time out)
Before leaving operating room (Sign out)
  • Patient Has Confirmed
    • ☐ Identity
    • ☐ Site
    • ☐ Procedure
    • ☐ Consent
  • ☐ Site marked
  • ☐ History & physical reviewed
  • ☐ Presurgical assessment complete
  • ☐ Preanesthesia assessment complete
  • ☐ Anesthesia safety check done
  • Does patient have: Difficult airway/aspiration risk?
    ☐ Not applicable   ☐ No   ☐ Yes: equipment/assistance available
  • History of Flomax/alpha 1-a inhibitor?
    ☐ No   ☐ Yes
  • History of anticoagulants?
    ☐ No   ☐ Yes
    • ☐ Continued
    • ☐ Stopped as instructed
  • ☐ All team members have introduced themselves by name and role
  • Surgeon, anesthesia provider and nurse orally confirm:
    • ☐ Patient
    • ☐ Site
    • ☐ Procedure
  • Surgeon and nurse orally confirm:
    • ☐ Antibiotic
    • ☐ Mitomycin-c/anti-neoplastic
    • ☐ Implant style and power
    • ☐ Devices
    • ☐ Tissue
    • ☐ Gas
    • ☐ Dyes
  • Anticipated critical events
    • Surgeon reviews
      • ☐ Critical or unexpected steps
      • ☐ Reviewed
      • ☐ None anticipated
      • ☐ Operative duration
    • Anaesthesia provider reviews
      • ☐ Any patient-specific concerns
    • Nursing team reviews
      • ☐ Sterility (including indicators results)
      • ☐ Equipment issues
      • ☐ Concerns
  • Nurse orally confirms with team
    • ☐ Name of procedure recorded
    • ☐ Instrument, sponge, sharp count correct
      • ☐ Yes
      • ☐ Not applicable
    • ☐ Specimen labeled (including patient name)
      • ☐ Yes
      • ☐ Not applicable
    • ☐ Equipment issues addressed
  • Surgeon, anaesthesia provider and nurse
    • ☐ Key concerns for recovery and management of patient reviewed
Anaesthetist Sign
Name: 
Surgeon Sign
Name: 
Nurse Sign
Name: 

Pre Surgery Medication

Pre Surgery Tropical Plus Eye Drop

(Drop Every 10 Minutes 2 Times)

Post Surgery :

Moxiroot Eye Drop

Idylon Eye Drop

Amfinac OD Eye Drop

Dr Name  
Dr Sign  

Medication Order

Pre Surgery Tropical Plus Eye Drop

(Drop Every 10 Minutes 2 Times)

Date & Time  
Date & Time  
Nurse Name  
Nurse Sign :