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COMMENTARY

Thinking in three's: changing surgical patient safety practices in the complex modern operating room.

Gibbs VC. World J Gastroenterol. 2012;18:6712-6719.

STUDY

Evaluation of an evidence-based, nurse-driven checklist to prevent hospital-acquired catheter-associated urinary tract infections in intensive care units.

Fuchs MA, Sexton DJ, Thornlow DK, Champagne MT. J Nurs Care Qual. 2011;26:101-109.

COMMENTARY

A simple checklist for preventing major complications associated with cesarean delivery.

Duff P. Obstet Gynecol. 2010;116:1393-1396.

COMMENTARY

Eptifibatide Epilogue

Churchill WW, Fiumara K. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. April 2009.

STUDY

Do you have to re-examine to reconsider your diagnosis? Checklists and cardiac exam.

Sibbald M, de Bruin AB, Cavalcanti RB, van Merrienboer JJ. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22:333-338.

STUDY

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Sustaining reductions in catheter related bloodstream infections in Michigan intensive care units: observational study.

Pronovost PJ, Goeschel CA, Colantuoni E, et al. BMJ. 2010;340:c309.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Patient safety: the synergy of technology and behavior.

Yarbrough C, Rypkema S. Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare. January-February 2008;5:32-35.

STUDY

Eight-year experience with a neurosurgical checklist.

Lyons MK. Am J Med Qual. 2010;25:285-288.

REVIEW

Decision-making and safety in anesthesiology.

Stiegler MP, Ruskin KJ. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2012;25:724-729.

STUDY

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Effect of a 19-item surgical safety checklist during urgent operations in a global patient population.

Weiser TG, Haynes AB, Dziekan G, et al; Safe Surgery Saves Lives Investigators and Study Group. Ann Surg. 2010;251:976-980.

STUDY

Implementing a surgical checklist: more than checking a box.

Levy SM, Senter CE, Hawkins RB, et al. Surgery. 2012;152:331-336.

COMMENTARY

The error of omission: a simple checklist approach for improving operating room safety.

Rosenfield LK, Chang DS. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009;123:399-402.

STUDY

Interruptions and blood transfusion checks: lessons from the simulated operating room.

Liu D, Grundgeiger T, Sanderson PM, Jenkins SA, Leane TA. Anesth Analg. 2009;108:219-222.

STUDY

The efficacy of medical team training: improved team performance and decreased operating room delays: a detailed analysis of 4863 cases.

Wolf FA, Way LW, Stewart L. Ann Surg. 2010;252:477-485.

STUDY

Statewide NICU central-line–associated bloodstream infection rates decline after bundles and checklists.

Schulman J, Stricof R, Stevens TP, et al; New York State Regional Perinatal Care Centers. Pediatrics. 2011;127:436-444.

STUDY

Communication failure in the operating room.

Halverson AL, Casey JT, Andersson J, et al. Surgery. 2011;49:305-310.

STUDY

Postoperative sepsis in the United States.

Vogel TR, Dombrovskiy VY, Carson JL, Graham AM, Lowry SF. Ann Surg. 2010;252:1065-1071.

STUDY

Implementation of an evidence-based extubation checklist to reduce extubation failure in patients with trauma: a pilot study.

Howie WO, Dutton RP. AANA J. 2012;80:179-184.

COMMENTARY

Implementing a pediatric surgical safety checklist in the OR and beyond.

Norton EK, Rangel SJ. AORN J. 2010;92:61-71.

REVIEW

A systematic review of the effectiveness, compliance, and critical factors for implementation of safety checklists in surgery.

Borchard A, Schwappach DL, Barbir A, Bezzola P. Ann Surg. 2012;256:925-933.

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