Background A high variety of team interventions aims to improve team performance
outcomes. In 2008, we conducted a systematic review to provide an overview of the scientific …

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 …

Objectives: The aim of this systematic review was to assess the impact of surgical safety
checklists on the quality of teamwork and communication in the operating room (OR) …

Objectives: We hypothesized reduction of 30 days' in-hospital morbidity, mortality, and
length of stay postimplementation of the World Health Organization's Surgical Safety …

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 …

Background In 2009, the World Health Organisation issued a worldwide recommendation for
the use of its Surgical Safety Checklist in all operative procedures. In this review, we present …

Background Safety checklists have become an established safety tool in medicine. Despite
studies showing decreased mortality and complications, the effects and feasibility of …

Aim The aim of this review is to present a realist synthesis of the evidence of implementation
interventions to improve adherence to the use of safety checklists in surgery. Background …

Background Positive changes in safety culture have been hypothesized to be one of the
mechanisms behind the reduction in mortality and morbidity after the introduction of the …

Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO) Surgical Safety Checklist has
fostered safe practice for 10 years, yet its place in emergency surgery has not been …