Methodology and bias in assessing compliance with a surgical safety checklist.

Sabrina J. Poon; Scott L. Zuckerman; Rajshri Mainthia; Scott L. Hagan; Timothy Lockney; Alexander Zotov; Ginger E. Holt; Marc L. Bennett; Shilo Anders; Daniel J. France

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Methodology and bias in assessing compliance with a surgical safety checklist.

March 20, 2013

Poon SJ, Zuckerman SL, Mainthia R, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2013;39(2):77-82.

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This secret-shopper style observational study found low compliance rates with some elements of the surgical safety time out.

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