AHRQ Patient Safety Network ▲ Effectiveness of the surgical safety checklist in a high standard care environment

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Effectiveness of the surgical safety checklist in a high standard care environment.

Lübbeke A, Hovaguimian F, Wickboldt N, et al. Med Care. 2013;51:425-429.

Implementation of the World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist resulted in only marginal additional safety benefits at a hospital with a longstanding multidisciplinary perioperative safety program.

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