The checklist--a tool for error management and performance improvement.

Brigette M. Hales; Peter Pronovost

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The checklist--a tool for error management and performance improvement.

May 26, 2011

Hales BM, Pronovost P. J Crit Care. 2006;21(3):231-5.

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This commentary reviews the use of checklists in aviation and health care, discusses specific situations in which checklists may enhance patient safety, and provides recommendations for overcoming barriers to their use.

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