The incidence of surgical complications has remained largely unchanged over the past two
decades. Inherent complexity in surgery, new technology possibilities, increasing age and …

Patient safety is an activity to mitigate preventable patient harm that may occur during the
delivery of medical care. The European Board of Anaesthesiology (EBA)/European Union of …

Background Advancing age is independently associated with poor postoperative outcomes.
The ageing of the general population is a major concern for healthcare providers. Trends in …

Background The prevalence of facility-based childbirth in low-resource settings has
increased dramatically during the past two decades, yet gaps in the quality of care persist …

Abstract Background The WHO Surgical Safety Checklist has been implemented widely
since its launch in 2008. It was introduced in Scotland as part of the Scottish Patient Safety …

Abstract Background The Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) is a patient safety tool shown to
reduce mortality and to improve teamwork and adherence with perioperative safety …

Objective The objectives of this study were to determine temporal trends in forceps and
vacuum delivery and factors associated with operative vaginal delivery. Design …

Importance Checklists have been shown to improve patient outcomes in surgery. The
intraoperatively used World Health Organization surgical safety checklist (WHO SSC) is now …

Background The aim of this study was to identify what parts of the World Health Organization
Surgical Safety Checklist (WHO SSC) are working, what can be done to make it more …

Background Surgical perioperative deaths and major complications are important
contributors to preventable morbidity, globally and in sub-Saharan Africa. The surgical safety …