Effectiveness of the surgical safety checklist in correcting errors: A literature review applying reason's Swiss cheese model

AORN Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Collins, Susan J ^a   Newhouse, Robin ^b   Porter, Jody ^a   Talsma, AkkeNeel ^c  

^a GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Checklists; Error prevention; Just culture; Medical errors; OR safety; Patient safety; Preventable adverse events; Surgical safety checklist; Swiss cheese model; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; CHECKLIST; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MEDICAL ERROR; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STANDARDS; SURGERY; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CHECKLIST; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MEDICAL ERRORS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OPERATING ROOM NURSING; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84902984945     PISSN: 00012092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aorn.2013.07.024     Document Type: Article

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