Implementing a surgical checklist: more than checking a box.
Levy SM, Senter CE, Hawkins RB, et al. Implementing a surgical checklist: more than checking a box. Surgery. 2012;152(3):331-6. doi:10.1016/j.surg.2012.05.034.
Poor adherence to individual elements of a surgical safety checklist was noted in this study conducted at a tertiary care children's hospital. The authors attributed this finding to poor implementation and dissemination of the checklist.