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The creation of a pediatric surgical checklist for adult providers. [PDF]

BMC Health Serv Res, 2023
Abstract Purpose: To address the need for a pediatric surgical checklist for adult providers. Background: Pediatric surgery is unique due to the specific needs and many tasks that are employed in the care of adults require accommodations for children.
Rapolti DI, Kisa P, Situma M, Nico E, Lobe T, Sims T, Ozgediz D, Klazura G.   +7 more
europepmc   +5 more sources

Mortality Trends at the Kenyatta National Hospital Surgical Operating Theaters: A 5-Year Retrospective Study [PDF]

, 2022
Background: Mortality studies inform hospital disease trends and predict possible poor outcome. This study aimed to establish mortality trends over the last 5 years and the associated risk factors at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) surgical ...
Kituu, Nyamai, Omundi, Susan Kerubo, Chokwe, Thomas Muinga, Susan Kerubo Omundi, Thomas Muinga Chokwe, Nyamai Kituu   +5 more
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The World Health Organization surgical checklist. A Compendium [PDF]

Batna Journal of Medical Sciences
Surgical patient safety remains a major and ongoing concern in healthcare systems worldwide. As part of a global initiative to reduce preventable harm, the World Health Organization introduced the Surgical Safety Checklist to help identify potential ...
Ryma HAMANI, Zakaria SEOUDI, Sid Ahmed TEFFAHI, Wafa CHATER, Lynda HALIS, Oualid CHACHOUA   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Implementation of a Standardized Patient Safety Checklist in Ophthalmic Surgery

Journal of Academic Ophthalmology, 2018
Objective To develop and institute a standardized ophthalmology-specific operating room checklist, and to test adherence to the surgical checklist components after implementation. Design An ophthalmology-specific operative room checklist was
Erin A. Boese, Paul P. Lee, Grant M. Greenberg, Richard V. Harrison, Jennifer S. Weizer   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Compliance with the surgical safety checklist in Switzerland: an observational multicenter study based on self-reported data

Patient Safety in Surgery, 2022
Background Since publication of the surgical safety checklist by the WHO in 2009, it has been introduced in many hospitals. However, frequency and quality of surgical safety checklist use is often low probably limiting the effectiveness of the checklist ...
Annemarie Fridrich, Anita Imhof, David L. B. Schwappach   +2 more
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Improving Healthcare Workers' Adherence to Surgical Safety Checklist: The Impact of a Short Training

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
BackgroundAlthough surgery is essential in healthcare, a significant number of patients suffer unfair harm while undergoing surgery. Many of these originate from failures in non-technical aspects, especially communication among operators.
Davide Ferorelli, Marcello Benevento, Luigi Vimercati, Lorenzo Spagnolo, Luigi De Maria, Antonio Caputi, Fiorenza Zotti, Gabriele Mandarelli, Alessandro Dell'Erba, Biagio Solarino   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determinants of using the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist..xlsx

, 2022
Data was collected from a descriptive cross sectional study at a tertiary facility in Ghana which sort to assess utilization and determinants of utilization of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist among surgical personnel. 
Adolphina Addo-Lartey (9113366), Kekeli Adanu (8358231), David Adedia (4377649), Eyram Bansah (12889505)   +3 more
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Addressing knowledge gaps in Surgical Safety Checklist use: statistical process control analysis of a surgical quality improvement programme in Ethiopia [PDF]

, 2023
BACKGROUND: The WHO Surgical Safety Checklist reduces morbidity and mortality after surgery, but uptake remains challenging. In particular, low-income countries have been found to have lower rates of checklist use compared with high-income countries. The
Weiser, Thomas, Tara, Mansi, Luca Koritsanszky, Evans, Faye, Alemu, Mechale, Mansi Tara, Trickey, Amber, Thomas G Weiser, Nofal, Maia, Maia R Nofal, Negussie Mammo, Tihitena, Tihitena Negussie Mammo, Senait Bitew Alemu, Selam Kahsay, Mechale Alemu, Starr, Nichole, Faye Evans, Koritsanszky, Luca, Alemu, Senait, Kahsay, Selam, Nichole Starr, Amber W Trickey, Gebeyehu, Natnael, Natnael Gebeyehu   +23 more
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Application of Surgical Safety Checklist in Operating Theatre at Al-Kindy Teaching Hospital

مجله كليه طب الكندي, 2019
Background: A core set of checks have been incorporated into World Health Organization (WHO) WHO surgical safety checklist.  Lack of access to basic surgical care remains a major concern in low-income settings.
Laith N. Hindosh
doaj   +1 more source

Frequency of use and knowledge of the WHO-surgical checklist in Swiss hospitals: a cross-sectional online survey [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND The WHO-surgical checklist is strongly recommended as a highly effective yet economically simple intervention to improve patient safety.
Paula Bezzola, Schwappach, David LB, Bezzola, Paula, Anna C Mascherek, Mascherek, Anna C, David LB Schwappach, Bezzola P, Mascherek AC, Schwappach DL   +8 more
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