Briefing guide study: preoperative briefing and postoperative debriefing checklists in the Veterans Health Administration medical team training program
The American Journal of SurgeryPublished 1 November 2010
Douglas E. Paull, Lisa Mazzia, Scott D. Wood, Max S. Theis, Lori D. Robinson, Brian T. Carney
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Checklist-driven preoperative briefings and postoperative debriefings are associated with improvements in patient safety for surgical patients and prophylaxis compliance rates were higher after initiation of a surgical checklist.
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Checklist-driven preoperative briefings and postoperative debriefings are associated with improvements in patient safety for surgical patients.
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