A surgical safety checklist

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 360, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 2372-2375

  Martin, Ian C ^a   Mason, Marisa ^a   Findlay, George ^a  

^a NATIONAL CONFIDENTIAL ENQUIRY INTO PATIENT OUTCOME AND DEATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHECKLIST; HUMAN; LETTER; MORBIDITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL SAFETY CHECKLIST; TEAMWORK; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 66249130395     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc090417     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

1. Haynes AB, Weiser TG, Berry WR, et al. A surgical safety checklist to reduce morbidity and mortality in a global population. N Engl J Med 2009;360:491-499
2. National Patient Safety Agency. WHO surgical safety checklist. January 2009. (Accessed May 7, 2009, at http://www.npsa. nhs.uk/nrls/alerts-and- directives/alerts/safer-surgery-alert/.)