Meta-Analysis of Surgical Safety Checklist Effects on Teamwork, Communication, Morbidity, Mortality, and Safety

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 245-261

  Lyons, Vanessa E ^a,b   Popejoy, Lori L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b Murray Calloway County Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

checklist; communication; morbidity; mortality; safety; surgery; surgical safety; teamwork

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SURGERY;

COMMUNICATION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SAFETY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84891616565     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945913505782     Document Type: Article

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