Implementing a surgical checklist: more than checking a box.

Shauna M. Levy; Casey E. Senter; Russell B. Hawkins; Jane Y. Zhao; Kaitlin Doody; Lillian S. Kao; Kevin P. Lally; KuoJen Tsao

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Implementing a surgical checklist: more than checking a box.

November 7, 2012

Levy SM, Senter CE, Hawkins RB, et al. Surgery. 2012;152(3):331-6.

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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.

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