Surgical safety checklists: do they improve outcomes?

I. A. Walker; S. Reshamwalla; I. H. Wilson

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Surgical safety checklists: do they improve outcomes?

June 27, 2012

Walker IA, Reshamwalla S, Wilson IH. Br J Anaesth. 2012;109(1):47-54.

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This review discusses evidence supporting checklists as a tool to improve safety in surgical care.

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