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Sustainable, effective implementation of a surgical preprocedural checklist: an "attestation" format for all operating team members.
March 20, 2014
Porter AJ, Narimasu JY, Mulroy MF, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2014;40(1):3-9.
While surgical safety checklists have proven very effective at minimizing perioperative complications, their implementation in real-world settings has been challenging. In this study, formalizing the checklist process to mandate involvement of all team members improved adherence to appropriate checklist usage.
