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Perioperative patient safety: correct patient, correct surgery, correct side--a multifaceted, cross-organizational, interventional study.
Zohar E, Noga Y, Davidson E, Kantor M, Fredman B. Anesth Analg. 2007;105:443-447.

In this study, a formal checklist was implemented to ensure appropriate patient preparation for surgery, which resulted in a significant reduction in major errors over a 2-year period.
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