Science news articles about 'safety checklist'

... by every hospital that performs surgery." Gawande's research team has also estimated that if the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist were implemented in all operating rooms across the U.S., the annual cost ...

An international study has revealed that using a surgical safety checklist in hospitals can reduce the number of deaths and complications by more than one third.

... surveyed stating they felt the meetings helped avoid error. "There are several layers to our surgical safety checklist to ensure a safe operating environment," said Halverson. "The training helped ...