Medical crisis checklists in the emergency department: a simulation-based multi-institutional randomised controlled trial.
Dryver E, Lundager Forberg J, Hård af Segerstad C, et al. Medical crisis checklists in the emergency department: a simulation-based multi-institutional randomised controlled trial. BMJ Qual Saf. 2021;30(9):697-705. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2020-012740.
Checklists are commonly used in surgical and critical care settings to improve patient safety. This multisite study simulation study found that checklists can improve local resuscitation teams’ management of medical crises such as anaphylactic shock and septic shock in emergency departments.