Objective To determine the effect of introducing prospective monitoring of outcomes using
control charts and regular feedback on indicators to surgical teams on major adverse events …

Background Surgical Safety Checklists (SSC) have been implemented widely across 132
countries since 2008. Yet, despite associated reductions in postoperative complications and …

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of routine reporting to identify surgical adverse
outcomes in comparison with retrospective medical record review. Design: Independent …

Postoperative adverse events occur all too commonly and contribute greatly to our large and
increasing healthcare costs. Surgeons, as well as hospitals, need to know their own …

Background Surgical checklists (SCs) have been developed to enhance teamwork and
facilitate handovers, thereby improving the safety of surgical patients in health care …

Background and objectives A clinical trial in 93 National Health Service hospitals evaluated
a quality improvement programme for emergency abdominal surgery, designed to improve …

Background Surgical complications represent a significant cause of morbidity and mortality
with the rate of major complications after inpatient surgery estimated at 3–17% in …

Problem: Lack of comparable data on adverse outcomes in hospitalised surgical patients.
Design: A Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle to implement and evaluate nationwide uniform …

Objective: To design and validate a statistical method for evaluating the performance of
surgical units that adjusts for case volume and case mix. Design: Validation study using …

Objective: We hypothesize that high-quality implementation of the World Health
Organization's Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) will lead to improved care processes and …