Surgical checklists: A detailed review of their emergence, development, and relevance to neurosurgical practice

Surgical Neurology International

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  McConnell, Douglas J ^a   Fargen, Kyle M ^a   Mocco, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Checklist; complications; medical errors; neurosurgery; surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CATHETER INFECTION; CHECKLIST; COGNITION; FATIGUE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LENGTH OF STAY; MORBIDITY; NEUROSURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; STRESS; SURGICAL CHECKLIST; SURGICAL ERROR; SURGICAL RISK;

EID: 84865601565     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21527806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2152-7806.92163     Document Type: Review

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