How to develop an effective obstetric checklist.

Bardett Fausett; Anthony Propst; Karin Van Doren; Benjamin T. Clark

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How to develop an effective obstetric checklist.

July 19, 2017

Fausett B, Propst A, Van Doren K, et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011;205(3):165-70.

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This commentary discusses checklists as a tactic for improving patient outcomes and describes how the US Air Force Medical Corps implemented a checklist-based protocol to reduce error.

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