Study
Published March 2015

An anesthesia preinduction checklist to improve information exchange, knowledge of critical information, perception of safety, and possibly perception of teamwork in anesthesia teams.

Tscholl DW, Weiss M, Kolbe M, et al. Anesth Analg. 2015;121:948-956.

Topics
Resource Type
- Journal Article
  - › Study
Approach to Improving Safety
- Checklists
- Teamwork
Safety Target
- Medication Safety
Setting of Care
- Operating Room
Clinical Area
- Anesthesiology
Target Audience
- Health Care Executives and Administrators
Error Types
- Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events
Origin/Sponsor
- Europe

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Tscholl DW ; Weiss M ; Kolbe M; et al. An anesthesia preinduction checklist to improve information exchange, knowledge of critical information, perception of safety, and possibly perception of teamwork in anesthesia teams. Anesth Analg. 2015; 121: 948-956

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This pre-post study demonstrated increases in teamwork after introduction of an anesthesia checklist. Although evidence for checklists in real-world settings is mixed, this work demonstrates their efficacy as part of an intervention study, which is consistent with prior work.

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