The World Health Organization surgical safety checklist

British Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 276-280

  Sparkes, David ^a   Rylah, Barnaby ^b  

^a Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHECKLIST; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; SAFETY; STANDARDS; SURGERY; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHECKLIST; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77955973895     PISSN: 17508460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2010.71.5.47908     Document Type: Review

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