Clinical care checklists: salvations or frustrations?

James W. Jones; Laurence B. McCullough

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Clinical care checklists: salvations or frustrations?

June 1, 2011

Jones JW, McCullough LB. J Vasc Surg. 2011;53(5):1429-30.

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Presenting a hypothetical example of organizational and individual resistance to a surgical checklist initiative, this commentary discusses how external factors influence surgical practice.

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