Mp83-04 gender Disparities in Adverse Event Reporting for Medical Devices

Abstract

amount of time added to the OR due to the use of the X-ray (41-50 min, p[0.8). However, there was significant discordance between surgeons' and nurses' perceptions of the frequency of lost surgical sharps (p[0.025), the frequency of miscounted surgical sharps (p[0.003), and the frequency of lost surgical sharps not recovered (p[0.003). Percentages are listed in Table 1. When performing Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA test to include anesthesiologists, improvement in perception are seen in all categories.CONCLUSIONS: These data provide initial evidence that OR staff may perceive the frequency of near-miss and retained surgical sharps differently. This hints at a lack of communication regarding these sentinel events. Patient safety can be negatively impacted if certain members of the OR team are not aware of lost, miscounted or retained surgical sharps. Further research is needed to evaluate the impact this may have on patient safety, OR culture and the effective reporting of RSI events.

The Appropriateness of Medical Devices Is Strongly Influenced by Sex and Gender

“…In addition, the first artificial hearts were more dangerous for women than for men because they were too large for women's rib cages [26,27]. Thus, MDs induce more side effects in women and other minorities than in men [24,28,29].…”