Factors causing variation in World Health Organization surgical safety checklist effectiveness-a rapid scoping review.
Wani MM, Gilbert JHV, Mohammed CA, et al. Factors causing variation in World Health Organization surgical safety checklist effectiveness-a rapid scoping review. J Patient Saf. 2022;18(8):e1150-e1159. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000001035.
The WHO surgical safety checklist has been implemented in healthcare systems around the world. This scoping review identified five categories of barriers to successful implementation of the WHO checklist (organizational-, checklist-, technical-, and implementation barriers, as well as individual differences). The authors outline recommendations for researchers, hospital administrators, and operating room personnel to improve checklist implementation.