Is WHO's surgical safety checklist being hyped? | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Is WHO's surgical safety checklist being hyped? | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Commentary
 
• Published August 2019

Is WHO's surgical safety checklist being hyped?

Urbach DR, Dimick JB, Haynes AB, Gawande AA. BMJ. 2019;366:l4700.

Checklists are a popular yet controversial strategy for improving the safety of frontline care. The authors in this commentary debate the weaknesses and strengths of checklists through a discussion of the evidence.

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