Checklists have become nearly ubiquitous in anesthesiology, and anesthesia professionals
encounter them throughout the clinical experience–from entering the operating room (OR) …

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inspect” was identified as the cause in 22% to 33% of all critical incidents with significant …

The goal of “smart checklists” is not to threaten provider autonomy but to mentally offload the
many repetitive tasks in health care that must be completed in a largely predictable …

On Wednesday, October 30, 1935, an evaluation flight of the Boeing Model 299 was
undertaken at Wright Field, northeast of Dayton, OH, USA. The Model 299 was the most …

Checklists are recognised as powerful tools to prevent avoidable errors in high-reliability
organisations. In healthcare, the perioperative area has been a leading field in the …

BACKGROUND: Many hospitals have implemented surgical safety checklists based on the
World Health Organization surgical safety checklist, which was associated with improved …

On the surface, the concept of clinical checklists is enticing in its simplicity. If a clinician
would just take the correct steps, at the correct time, following a set protocol, we could …

Use of the Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) has blossomed since a landmark publication
showed improved morbidity and mortality with its implementation. 1 Parallel to increasing …

Checklists are tools that help keep track of information and facilitate teamwork in complex
scenarios which test human memory and attention. After decades of use in other industries …

Background: Retrospective studies and large-scale reviews suggest multiple properties of
effective checklist implementation, such as active leadership, ongoing feedback, and local …