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REVIEW
Information transfer and communication in surgery: a systematic review.
Nagpal K, Vats A, Lamb B, et al. Ann Surg. 2010;252:225-239.
STUDY
Practical challenges of introducing WHO surgical checklist: UK pilot experience.
Vats A, Vincent CA, Nagpal K, Davies RW, Darzi A, Moorthy K. BMJ. 2010;340:b5433.
STUDY
Information needs in operating room teams: what is right, what is wrong, and what is needed?
Wong HW, Forrest D, Healey A, et al. Surg Endosc. 2011;25:1913-1920.
STUDY
Preoperative surgical briefings do not delay operating room start times and are popular with surgical team members.
Ali M, Osborne A, Bethune R, Pullyblank A. J Patient Saf. 2011;7:138-142.
ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES
EACTS guidelines for the use of patient safety checklists.
Clark SC, Dunning J, Alfieri OR, et al; Clinical Guidelines Committee of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2012;41:993-1004.
STUDY
An evaluation of information transfer through the continuum of surgical care: a feasibility study.
Nagpal K, Vats A, Ahmed K, Vincent C, Moorthy K. Ann Surg. 2010;252:402-407.
COMMENTARY
Engineering the system of communication for safer surgery.
Healey AN, Nagpal K, Moorthy K, Vincent CA. Cogn Tech Work. 2011;13:1-10.
STUDY
Effect of a "Lean" intervention to improve safety processes and outcomes on a surgical emergency unit.
McCulloch P, Kreckler S, New S, Sheena Y, Handa A, Catchpole K. BMJ. 2010;341:c5469.
REVIEW
Patient safety in surgery: non-technical aspects of safe surgical performance.
Youngson GG, Flin R. Patient Saf Surg. 2010;4:4.
REVIEW
Patient safety during anaesthesia: incorporation of the WHO safe surgery guidelines into clinical practice.
Schlack WS, Boermeester MA. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2010;23:754-758.
STUDY
Effective surgical safety checklist implementation.
Conley DM, Singer SJ, Edmondson L, Berry WR, Gawande AA. J Am Coll Surg. 2011;212:873-879.
COMMENTARY
Perfusion safety: new initiatives and enduring principles.
Kurusz M. Perfusion. 2011;26(suppl 1):6-14.
STUDY
The introduction of a surgical safety checklist in a tertiary referral obstetric centre.
Kearns RJ, Uppal V, Bonner J, Robertson J, Daniel M, McGrady EM. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:818-822.
STUDY
Observational assessment of surgical teamwork: a feasibility study.
Undre S, Healey AN, Darzi A, Vincent CA. World J Surg. 2006;30:1774-1783.
STUDY
Can aviation-based team training elicit sustainable behavioral change?
Sax HC, Browne P, Mayewski RJ, et al. Arch Surg. 2009;144:1133-1137.
STUDY
Nature and timing of incidents intercepted by the SURPASS checklist in surgical patients.
de Vries EN, Prins HA, Bennink MC, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:503-508.
STUDY
Improving operating room safety.
Hurlbert SN, Garrett J. Patient Saf Surg. 2009;3:25.
STUDY
Evaluation of a preoperative team briefing: a new communication routine results in improved clinical practice.
Lingard L, Regehr G, Cartmill C, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:475-482.
STUDY
Pre-surgery briefings and safety climate in the operating theatre.
Allard J, Bleakley A, Hobbs A, Coombes L. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:711-717.
REVIEW
Surgical fires, a clear and present danger.
Yardley IE, Donaldson LJ. Surgeon. 2010;8:87-92.
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