Barriers and enablers to utilisation of the WHO surgical safety checklist at the university teaching hospital in Lusaka, Zambia: a qualitative study

• Main Authors: Judith Munthali (Author), Chiara Pittalis (Author), Leon Bijlmakers (Author), John Kachimba (Author), Mweene Cheelo (Author), Ruairi Brugha (Author), Jakub Gajewski (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Surgical perioperative deaths and major complications are important contributors to preventable morbidity, globally and in sub-Saharan Africa. The surgical safety checklist (SSC) was developed by WHO to reduce surgical deaths and complications, by utilising a team approach and a...