Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of the World Health Organization surgical safety checklist on postoperative complications

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 150-158

  Bergs, J ^a   Hellings, J ^a   Cleemput, I ^a   Zurel, O ^a   De Troyer, V ^b   Van Hiel, M ^c   Demeere, J L ^b   Claeys, D ^d   Vandijck, D ^a,e  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Saint Jean Clinic of Brussels   (Belgium)

^c IMELDA HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d Imelda Hospital ^*  (Belgium)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHECKLIST; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REOPERATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; STATISTICS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHECKLIST; HUMANS; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84893066582     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9381     Document Type: Review

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