— 安全與感染控制 · MEDIUM · MCQ —
手術室中執行「暫停（Time Out）」程序的主要目的是什麼？
What is the primary purpose of the 'Time Out' procedure in the operating room?
- ATo ensure correct site, procedure, and client✓ 正解確保正確的手術部位、程序和病人
- BTo review the surgeon's preferences回顧外科醫生的偏好
- CTo verify the anesthesia plan驗證麻醉計畫
- DTo organize the surgical instruments整理手術器械
— Explanation · 中文詳解 —
手術暫停（Time Out）是執行 Universal Protocol 的核心步驟，目的是在劃刀前進行最後確認，包括確認病人身分、手術部位與手術內容，防止發生醫療疏失（如開錯邊、開錯刀）。這是一項預防性的安全機轉，需由團隊全體成員共同參與確認。
The surgical Time Out is the core step of the Universal Protocol, designed to perform a final verification immediately before incision—confirming patient identity, surgical site, and the procedure to be performed—to prevent medical errors such as wrong-site or wrong-procedure surgery. It is a preventive safety mechanism that must be performed with active participation of every member of the surgical team.
✦ 台美臨床差異
美台皆全面導入手術安全查檢表（Surgical Safety Checklist），這是國際公認的醫療品質指標。