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Effect of surgical safety checklists on pediatric surgical complications in Ontario.
July 18, 2016
O'Leary JD, Wijeysundera DN, Crawford MW. CMAJ. 2016;188(9):E191-E198.
This retrospective cohort study showed no improvement in 30-day pediatric perioperative complication rates following the mandated implementation of the surgical safety checklist in Ontario. These findings are similar to a prior study that included mostly adult surgeries.
