Implementing a surgical checklist: More than checking a box

Surgery (United States)

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 331-336

  Levy, Shauna M ^a   Senter, Casey E ^a   Hawkins, Russell B ^a   Zhao, Jane Y ^a   Doody, Kaitlin ^a   Kao, Lillian S ^a   Lally, Kevin P ^a   Tsao, Kuojen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL SAFETY CHECKLIST;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; CHECKLIST; CHILD; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PEDIATRICS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; TEXAS;

EID: 84865773956     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: 15327361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2012.05.034     Document Type: Article

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