A Four‐Step Model for Improving Patient Safety Culture in Anesthesiology: A Prospective Cross‐Sectional Study

This report presents perceptions about patient safety culture in an anesthesiology and intensive care department, and how this can be altered by a structured approach for improvement over a 4 year period. A combination of clinical rounds with focus on patient safety, simulation-training, daily patient safety awareness dialogue, and strengthened clinical risk management improved perceptions in junior and senior doctors, as well as relieved perceived stress. The impact on actual patient safety, or preventable adverse events, remains to be documented as the next step.