Some elements of the 19-item checklist used by surgical teams in the study. Before anesthesia, have the patient orally confirm his or her identity, the site of the surgery, the type of procedure ...

Ten years ago, checklists for surgeons were all the rage. Inspired by the preflight routines of airline pilots, surgical checklists were shown to prevent tragic errors, reduce infections and save l… ...

Combining the surgery checklists has a more significant impact on patient safety and clinical outcomes than adhering to a single checklist, she said. "To get the full benefit from the SURPASS ...

Ten years ago, checklists for surgeons were all the rage. Inspired by the preflight routines of airline pilots, surgical checklists were shown to prevent tragic errors, reduce infections and save l… ...

Surgical checklists have long been thought to increase patient safety by standardizing practices and improving adherence to protocol for proper procedure before, during and after operations. They ...

Ten years ago, checklists for surgeons were all the rage. Inspired by the preflight routines of airline pilots, surgical checklists were shown to prevent tragic errors, reduce infections and save l… ...

The one-page checklist was adapted from the WHO “Safe Surgery Saves Lives” campaign and a surgical checklist developed by the Washington State Ambulatory Surgery Association and Proliance Surgeons. It ...

Postoperative patients are strongly in support of surgical safety checklists, according to survey results published in BMJ Quality & Safety.

A surgical checklist, similar to what pilots use before every flight, can lower patient death rates -- though the drop was smaller than past research has found, a Netherlands study said.

After the World Health Organization's Surgical Safety Checklist went into effect in 2008, patient deaths after surgeries fell by a third in Scotland.

Surgical checklists not only save lives by preventing medical errors, they could also make a big dent in medical malpractice claims, Dutch researchers say.