Surgical safety checklists: do they improve outcomes?
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Surgical safety checklists: do they improve outcomes?
The concept of using a checklist in surgical and anaesthetic practice was energized by publication of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist in 2008. It was believed that by routinely checking common safety issues, and by better team communication and dynamics, perioperative morbidity and mortality could be improved. The magnitude of improvement demonstrated by the WHO pilot studies was surprising. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0007-0912
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aes175