Safety checklists in medicine are designed to identify a potential error before it results in
harm to a patient. The World Health Organization (WHO) safety checklist was widely …

The concept of using a checklist in surgical and anaesthetic practice was energized by
publication of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist in 2008. It was believed that by routinely …

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with the above characteristics does not ensure that a team will function effectively …

An innovation is defined as “an idea, practice, or objective perceived as new by an
individual, a group, or an organization” and diffusion has been defined as “the process by …

Abstract Background In 2008, the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended
practices to ensure the safety of patients worldwide. This led to the development of the …

Following the overwhelming evidence of adverse events in hospital practice, the World
Health Organization (WHO)'s World Alliance for Patient Safety has launched the 'Safe …

Patients are more likely to experience preventable harm during perioperative care than in
any other type of healthcare encounter. 1 2 For several decades, a hallmark of surgical …

The WHO Surgical Safety Checklist has become a high-profile symbol for patient safety
efforts in surgery. Since the landmark study by Haynes et al. documenting its success at …

Human error or systematic failures can cause harm to patients and both direct and indirect
costs to healthcare trusts. In response, surgical safety has become a vital component of …

Objectives To assess the awareness and voluntary usage of the World Health Organization's
Surgical Safety Checklist (WHO SSC), just prior to its mandatory implementation. Design …