Thirty-day outcomes support implementation of a surgical safety checklist.
Bliss LA, Ross-Richardson CB, Sanzari LJ, et al. Thirty-day outcomes support implementation of a surgical safety checklist. J Am Coll Surg. 2012;215(6):766-76. doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.07.015.
This study of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database further extends the well-validated patient safety benefits of surgical checklists and teamwork training.