GlobalVet Surgical Safety Checklist

Patient— not filled —

Procedure— not filled —

Clinician— not filled —

Nurse / technician— not filled —

Airway plan— not filled —

Allergies— not filled —

Wound class (2026 SSI consensus)— not filled —

SAP decision— not filled —

Sign-in (before induction)

☐ Patient identity, procedure and site confirmed

☐ Consent in place and understood

☐ Allergies and airway risks noted

☐ Anesthesia machine and drugs checked

Time-out (before first incision)

☐ Team roles stated (clinician, nurse)

☐ SAP decision recorded per the SAP Clock (agent, dose, timing, or 'none indicated')

☐ Imaging and equipment available and correct

☐ Anticipated critical steps spoken aloud

Sign-out (before the patient leaves the room)

☐ Instrument, swab and needle counts correct

☐ Specimens labeled and submitted

☐ Recovery plan written and handed over

☐ Concerns for recovery recorded

This checklist supports, and never replaces, clinical judgment. Antibiotic timing prompts follow the SAP Clock. Nothing entered here leaves this device.

Original GlobalVet wording, informed by RCVS Knowledge's veterinary surgical-safety checklist discipline and the veterinary checklist study (PMID 27195524). Wound classes: Verwilghen et al., AJVR 2026; doi:10.2460/ajvr.25.03.0099. Run the checklist aloud with the team.