Abstract
Patient safety is defined as freedom from accidental or preventable harm produced
by medical care. The identification of patient- and procedure-related risk factors
enables the surgical team to carry out prophylactic measures to reduce the rate of
complications and adverse events.
The purpose of this review is to identify the characteristics of patients, practitioners,
and microvascular surgical procedures that place patients at risk for preventable
harm, and to discuss evidence-based prevention practices that can potentially help
to generate a culture of patient safety.
Keywords
patient safety - microsurgery - microvascular surgery - free flap
