Table 2 Comparison of Hospital and Surgical Case characteristics before and after WHO Surgical Safety Checklist training intervention

Hospital Type

 General Hospital

281

61.76%

194

57.06

 Specialty Hospital

79

17.36

41

12.06

 Teaching Hospital

95

20.88

105

30.88

Hospital Size

 Large (> 500 beds)

83

18.24

73

21.47

 Medium (100–500 beds)

222

48.79

113

33.24

 Small (< 100 beds)

150

32.97

154

45.29

Years of Service

 Less than 10 years

242

53.19

208

61.18

 10–30 years

38

8.35

20

5.88

 More than 30 years

175

38.46

112

32.94

 Mean ± SD

20.5 ± 18.3

18.3 ± 18.9

Staffing

 Adequately Staffed

370

81.32

312

91.76

 Understaffed

85

18.68

28

8.24

Funding

 Non-Profit Organization

110

24.18

39

11.47

 Privately Funded

262

57.58

209

61.47

 Publicly Funded

83

18.24

92

27.06

Department of Surgery

 ENT

81

17.8

68

20

 General Surgery

109

23.96

92

27.06

 Gynecology

150

32.97

125

36.76

 Obstetrics

79

17.36

35

10.29

 Orthopedics

28

6.15

12

3.53

 Urology

8

1.76

8

2.35

Type of Surgery

 Major Surgery

357

78.46

255

75

 Minor Surgery

98

21.54

85

25

Urgency of Surgery

 Elective

236

51.87

187

55

 Emergency

219

48.13

153

45

Duration of Surgery

 Less than 1 h

143

31.43

113

33.24

 1–3 h

307

67.47

220

64.71

 More than 3 h

5

1.1

7

2.06

 Mean ± SD

79.4 ± 40.7

77.4 ± 44.1

Number of Staff in Operation

 Less than 5

162

35.6

132

38.82

 More than 5

293

64.4

208

61.18

 Mean ± SD

5 ± 1

5 ± 1