The surgical safety checklist: Lessons learned during implementation

American Surgeon

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1131-1137

  Calland, James Forrest ^a   Turrentine, Florence E ^a   Guerlain, Stephanie ^b   Bovbjerg, Viktor ^c   Poole, Garrett R ^b   Lebeau, Kelsey ^b   Peugh, James ^c   Adams, Reid B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CASE STUDY; CHECKLIST; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL PATIENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHECKLIST; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; OPERATING ROOMS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 80052072425     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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