Recent developments in data science in general and machine learning in particular have
transformed the way experts envision the future of surgery. Surgical Data Science (SDS) is a …

An understanding of patients' care goals in the context of a serious illness is an essential
element of high-quality care, allowing clinicians to align the care provided with what is most …

About one in ten patients are harmed during health care. This paper estimates the health,
financial and economic costs of this harm. Results indicate that patient harm exerts a …

Background Evidence from observational studies that the use of surgical safety checklists
results in striking improvements in surgical outcomes led to the rapid adoption of such …

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 …

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

Objectives: To evaluate how the World Health Organization (WHO) surgical safety checklist
was implemented across hospitals in England; to identify barriers and facilitators toward …

Objective: A systematic literature review was conducted to assess the effectiveness of,
compliance with, and critical factors for the implementation of safety checklists in surgery …

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 …

Objective The objective of this review is to obtain a better understanding of the user-related
barriers against, and facilitators for, the implementation of surgical safety checklists. Methods …