Effect of A 19-Item Surgical Safety Checklist During Urgent Operations in A Global Patient Population
Annals of SurgeryPublished 15 April 2010Open access
Thomas G. Weiser, Alex B. Haynes, Gerald Dziekan, William R. Berry, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Atul A. Gawande
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Implementation of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist was associated with a greater than one-third reduction in complications among adult patients undergoing urgent noncardiac surgery in a diverse group of hospitals.
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Implementation of the checklist was associated with a greater than one-third reduction in complications among adult patients undergoing urgent noncardiac surgery in a diverse group of hospitals. Use of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist in urgent operations is feasible and should be considered.
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