Checklists in the operating room: Help or hurdle? A qualitative study on health workers' experiences

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Checklists have been used extensively as a cognitive aid in aviation; now, they are being introduced in many areas of medicine. Although few would dispute the positive effects of checklists, little is known about the process of intro...

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Main Authors: Heltne Jon-Kenneth, Brattebø Guttorm, Thomassen Øyvind, Søfteland Eirik, Espeland Ansgar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-12-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/10/342