The World Health Organization's surgical safety checklist

C. Vijayasekar; R. J. C. Steele

The World Health Organization's surgical safety checklist

C. Vijayasekar
, R. J. C. Steele

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Abstract

The WHO has developed a surgical safety checklist that is being implemented throughout England and Wales. Does it really have relevance for surgical practice in the UK?

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	260-262
Number of pages	3
Journal	Surgeon: Journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland
Volume	7
Issue number	5
Publication status	Published - Oct 2009

Keywords

Checklists
Safe surgery
Surgery

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