Impact of the World Health Organization's Surgical Safety Checklist on safety culture in the operating theatre: A controlled intervention study

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 807-815

  Haugen, A S ^a,b   Softeland E ^a   Eide, G E ^a,b   Sevdalis, N ^c   Vincent, C A ^c   Nortvedt, M W ^d   Harthug, S ^a,b  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d BERGEN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

Author keywords

checklist; safety; safety climate; safety culture; surgery

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NORWAY; NURSE; NURSE ANESTHETIST; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL SAFETY CHECKLIST; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84876565036     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aet005     Document Type: Article

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