Use of the surgical safety checklist to improve communication and reduce complications

Summary: Existing evidence suggests that communication failures are common in the operating room, and that they lead to increased complications, including infections. Use of a surgical safety checklist may prevent communication failures and reduce complications. Initial data from the World Health Or...

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Main Authors: Anne E. Pugel, Vlad V. Simianu, David R. Flum, E. Patchen Dellinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-05-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034115000076