First year with WHO Surgical Safety Checklist in 7148 otorhinolaryngological operations: use and user attitudes.

P Helmiö; A Takala; L-M Aaltonen; S-L Pauniaho; T S Ikonen; K Blomgren

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First year with WHO Surgical Safety Checklist in 7148 otorhinolaryngological operations: use and user attitudes.

October 31, 2012

Helmiö P, Takala A, Aaltonen L-M, et al. Clin Otolaryngol. 2012;37(4):305-8.

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This study examined the use of, and attitudes towards, the World Health Organization's Surgical Safety Checklist one year after implementation at an otorhinolaryngology department in Helsinki.

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