Emergency department checklist: an innovation to improve safety in emergency care.
Redfern E, Hoskins R, Gray J, et al. Emergency department checklist: an innovation to improve safety in emergency care. BMJ Open Qual. 2018;7(3):e000325. doi:10.1136/bmjoq-2018-000325.
Enhancing information systems and team communication can reduce failure-to-rescue events. This commentary describes the development and testing of a checklist to improve rapid identification of complications and patient deterioration in the emergency department.