Development and validation of the SURgical PAtient Safety System (SURPASS) checklist
BMJ Quality & SafetyPublished 1 April 2009Open access
Eefje N. de Vries, Markus W. Hollmann, Susanne M. Smorenburg, Dirk J. Gouma, Marja A. Boermeester
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The SURPASS checklist is the first validated patient safety checklist for the entire surgical pathway and can be applied in clinical practice relatively simply.
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The SURPASS checklist covers the vast majority of process deviations suitable for checklist assessment and can be applied in clinical practice relatively simply. SURPASS is the first validated patient safety checklist for the entire surgical pathway.
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