The World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist

David Sparkes; Barnaby Rylah

doi:10.12968/hmed.2010.71.5.47908

The World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist

Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2010 May;71(5):276-80. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2010.71.5.47908.

Authors

David Sparkes¹, Barnaby Rylah

Affiliation

¹ Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia, University Hospital NHS Trust, Southampton, UK.

PMID: 20448496
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2010.71.5.47908

Abstract

The World Health Organization produced the Surgical Safety Checklist to improve patient safety. This review examines the supporting evidence, the results of a study of its worldwide trial and discusses the possible mechanisms of its effects.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Checklist*
Humans
Medical Errors / prevention & control*
Safety Management / standards*
Surgical Procedures, Operative / adverse effects
Surgical Procedures, Operative / standards*
Surgical Wound Infection / prevention & control
Total Quality Management / organization & administration*
Venous Thromboembolism / prevention & control
World Health Organization*