Student-observed surgical safety practices across an urban regional health authority.
Spence J, Goodwin B, Enns C, et al. Student-observed surgical safety practices across an urban regional health authority. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20(7):580-6. doi:10.1136/bmjqs.2010.044826.
This study employed student volunteers to observe and audit adherence to the WHO surgical safety checklist. Based on observed adherence rates, the authors recommend adopting a checklist-based preoperative briefing to foster improvements.