January 14, 2016

Large-scale implementation of surgical safety checklist linked with perioperative safety

By: Judy Mathias

Tags: Patient Safety, Performance Improvement, Quality

Editor's Note

This large-scale initiative, led by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, to implement surgical safety checklists in 13 South Carolina hospitals was associated with improved staff perceptions of perioperative safety.

Included were improved staff perceptions of:

mutual respect
clinical leadership
assertiveness on behalf of safety
team coordination and communication
safe practice
checklist outcomes.

Large-scale implementation of surgical safety checklist linked with perioperative safety

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