Commentary Is WHO's surgical safety checklist being hyped? Citation Text: Urbach DR, Dimick JB, Haynes AB, et al. Is WHO's surgical safety checklist being hyped? BMJ. 2019;366:l4700. doi:10.1136/bmj.l4700. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL August 21, 2019 Urbach DR, Dimick JB, Haynes AB, et al. BMJ. 2019;366:l4700. View more articles from the same authors. Checklists are a popular yet controversial strategy for improving the safety of frontline care. The authors in this commentary debate the weaknesses and strengths of checklists through a discussion of the evidence. Free full text PubMed citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Urbach DR, Dimick JB, Haynes AB, et al. Is WHO's surgical safety checklist being hyped? BMJ. 2019;366:l4700. doi:10.1136/bmj.l4700. 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Effect of a 19-item surgical safety checklist during urgent operations in a global patient population. June 2, 2010
Implementation of the surgical safety checklist in South Carolina hospitals is associated with improvement in perceived perioperative safety. May 11, 2016
Perception of safety of surgical practice among operating room personnel from survey data is associated with all-cause 30-day postoperative death rate in South Carolina. August 16, 2017
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Association of hospital participation in a quality reporting program with surgical outcomes and expenditures for Medicare beneficiaries. February 18, 2015
A surgical safety checklist to reduce morbidity and mortality in a global population. January 21, 2009
Safely practicing in a new environment: a qualitative study to inform physician onboarding practices. May 13, 2020
A checklist-based intervention to improve surgical outcomes in Michigan: evaluation of the Keystone Surgery program. January 28, 2015
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