Is the Surgical Safety Checklist successfully conducted? An observational study of social interactions in the operating rooms of a tertiary hospital

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 639-646

  Cullati, Stéphane ^a,b   Le Du, Sophie ^a   Raë, Anne Claire ^a   Micallef, Martine ^a   Khabiri, Ebrahim ^a   Ourahmoune, Aimad ^a   Boireaux, Armelle ^a   Licker, Marc ^a   Chopard, Pierre ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SWITZERLAND; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AUDIT AND FEEDBACK; CHECKLISTS; COMMUNICATION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; TEAMS;

CHECKLIST; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ERRORS; OPERATING ROOMS; PATIENT SAFETY; SWITZERLAND; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84880916555     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001634     Document Type: Article

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