Achieving flying colours in surgical safety: Audit of World Health Organization 'Surgical Safety Checklist' compliance

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 126, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1049-1055

  Sheena, Y ^a   Fishman, J M ^a,b   Nortcliff, C ^a   Mawby, T ^a   Jefferis, A F ^c   Bleach, N R ^a  

^a WEXHAM PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Oxford Deanery ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Checklist; Operative; Otolaryngology; Safety; Surgical Procedures; World Health Organization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STAFF; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SURGEON; SURGICAL SAFETY; UNITED KINGDOM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SURGICAL SAFETY CHECKLIST;

ADULT; CHECKLIST; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; PATIENT SAFETY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84870003478     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002221511200165X     Document Type: Article

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