Cognitive Task Analysis[edit | edit source]
1
Preoperative Preparation
- Assess Patient
- WHO Checklist
- Anaesthesia
- Antibiotics
- Intraoperative Patient Preparation
- WHO Checklist
2
Safe Entry into the Abdomen
- Skin Incision
- Soft Tissue Dissection
- Muscle Dissection
- Peritoneum
- COGNITIVE TASK
3
Identifying the Appendix
- Obtaining Proper Visualization
- Delivering Cecum
- Identifying the Appendix
- COGNITIVE TASK
4
Appendectomy
- Vascular Ligation
- Appendectomy
5
Abdominal Closure
- Final Abdominal Inspection
- Closure of external oblique aponeurosis
- Closure of the skin
- WHO Check List
- Post-operative Note