Acceptance of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist among surgical personnel in hospitals in Guatemala city

• Main Authors: Hurtado Juan J (Author), Jiménez Xavier (Author), Peñalonzo Marco A (Author), Villatoro Claudia (Author), de Izquierdo Sandra (Author), Cifuentes Mónica (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Studies have highlighted the effects the use of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist can have on lowering mortality and surgical complications. Implementation of the checklist is not easy and several barriers have been identified. Few s...