Use of the WHO surgical safety checklist in trauma and orthopaedic patients

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 897-901

  Sewell, Mathe ^a   Adebibe, Miriam ^a   Jayakumar, Prakash ^a   Jowett, Charlie ^a   Kong, Kin ^a   Vemulapalli, Krishna ^a   Levack, Brian ^a  

^a KING GEORGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CHILD; DEATH; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL STAFF; MORTALITY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SURGICAL SAFETY CHECKLIST; ADULT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; STANDARD; SURGERY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHECKLIST; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053059544     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: 14325195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-010-1112-7     Document Type: Article

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