The Helsinki Declaration on Patient Safety in Anaesthesiology: the past, present and future. AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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The Helsinki Declaration on Patient Safety in Anaesthesiology: the past, present and future.

Mellin-Olsen J, Staender S. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2014 Sep 24; [Epub ahead of print].

Examining anesthesia safety in Europe following the recommendations outlined in the 2010 Helsinki Declaration, this review describes how checklists and an implementation toolkit contributed to progress and suggests areas requiring further work to achieve the document's goals.

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