Study Surgical checklists: the human factor. Citation Text: O'Connor P, Reddin C, O'Sullivan M, et al. Surgical checklists: the human factor. Patient Saf Surg. 2013;7(1):14. doi:10.1186/1754-9493-7-14. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL July 24, 2013 O'Connor P, Reddin C, O'Sullivan M, et al. Patient Saf Surg. 2013;7(1):14. View more articles from the same authors. This qualitative study identified several barriers to the implementation of a surgical safety checklist. PubMed citation Free full text Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: O'Connor P, Reddin C, O'Sullivan M, et al. Surgical checklists: the human factor. Patient Saf Surg. 2013;7(1):14. doi:10.1186/1754-9493-7-14. 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