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 use of checklists in surgery is a best practice. 1 There is a plethora of evidence that
suggests using the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) reduces complications such as …

Background The WHO Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) was developed in 2008 as part of the
Safe Surgery Saves Lives campaign. 1 Broadly mandated and put into practice in hospitals …

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 …

In June 2008 the World Health Organization launched its second global patient safety
challenge,“Safe surgery saves lives”(BMJ 2008; 337: a2370, doi: 10.1136/bmj. a2370). This …

In recent years, checklists to improve patient safety have gained considerable support. 1–4
The most well-known checklist introduced for this purpose is probably the WHO surgical …

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 …

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 …

Aim Recent studies have demonstrated a reduction in perioperative complications if a
surgical safety checklist is utilised. In our institution an adaptation of the WHO Surgical …

Surgical safety checklists aim to improve patient safety by prompting the attention of the
surgical team towards critical steps during the operation. The checklist's items are aimed to …