Surgical checklist implementation project: The impact of variable WHO checklist compliance on risk-adjusted clinical outcomes after national implementation: A longitudinal study

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 263, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 58-63

  Mayer, Erik K ^a   Sevdalis, Nick ^a   Rout, Shantanu ^a   Caris, Jochem ^a   Russ, Stephanie ^a   Mansell, Jenny ^a   Davies, Rachel ^a   Skapinakis, Petros ^a   Vincent, Charles ^a   Athanasiou, Thanos ^a   Moorthy, Krishna ^a   Darzi, Ara ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Checklists; Health services research; Quality; Safety; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; UNITED KINGDOM; UROLOGIC SURGERY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDS; SURGERY;

CHECKLIST; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK ADJUSTMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84953839742     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000001185     Document Type: Article

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