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

• Auteurs principaux: Anne E. Pugel (Auteur), Vlad V. Simianu (Auteur), David R. Flum (Auteur), E. Patchen Dellinger (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Elsevier, 2015-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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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...