For over a decade, the World Health Organization (WHO) Surgical Safety Checklist has been recognised as an essential perioperative safety tool. The first landmark multi-national study demonstrated remarkable 47 per cent reduction in mortality and 36 surgical complications, which was confirmed subsequent studies. Although effective research environment, checklist challenging to implement. Today,...

There is currently no standardised procedure checklist for bronchoscopies in the United Kingdom. Furthermore, very few hospitals appear to routinely use any form of checklist for these procedures. Conversely, the World Health Organisation surgical checklist has become standard practice in most hospitals, our own included, for all surgical procedures. Based on our own needs, we decided to create...

Objective: To characterize operating room practices among ophthalmologists in Connecticut pertaining to the use of the AAO surgical checklist and implant timeouts. Methods: Ophthalmologists in Connecticut were emailed an anonymous web-based 15-question survey to inquire about their practice settings, knowledge of the AAO checklist, surgical errors, use of surgical checklists and implant timeout...

To cite: Merry AF, Mitchell SJ. BMJ Qual Saf Published Online First: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2015004984 The WHO Surgical Safety Checklist (the WHO SSC) has had a profound impact on thinking in respect to the safety and reliability of surgery, in particular, and healthcare, more generally. It is both a cognitive aid and a tool to improve communication and teamwork. The ...

The WHO surgical checklist was introduced to most UK surgical units following the WHO "Safe Surgery Saves Lives" initiative. The aim of this audit was to review patient's safety in the delivery of surgical care and to evaluate the practical application of the new WHO surgical checklist. We conducted a retrospective audit of patients who received operative treatment under general anaesthesia at ...

BACKGROUND Evidence from observational studies that the use of surgical safety checklists results in striking improvements in surgical outcomes led to the rapid adoption of such checklists worldwide. However, the effect of mandatory adoption of surgical safety checklists is unclear. A policy encouraging the universal adoption of checklists by hospitals in Ontario, Canada, provided a natural exp...

Background: One of the challenges in construction is the occurrence of numerous accidents. In this regard, risk assessment can play an important role in reducing accidents. The aim of this study was to prepare comprehensive and quantitative checklists to determine the potential hazards in the construction phase. Materials and Methods: The present descriptive and analytical study was carried ...

Robyn R. Lutz Iowa State University and Jet Propulsion Laboratory [email protected] Guy G. Helmer & Michelle M. Moseman Iowa State University ghelmer, [email protected] David E. Statezni & Stephen R. Tockey Rockwell Avionics and Communication srtockey, [email protected] Abstract A safety analysis was performed on the software requirements for a family of ight instrumentatio...

Objective: to develop, evaluate and validate a surgical safety checklist for patients in the pre and postoperative periods in surgical hospitalization units. Method: methodological research carried out in a large public teaching hospital in the South of Brazil, with application of the principles of the Safe Surgery Saves Lives Programme of the World Health Organization. The checklist was appl...