Of surgeons and safety checklists.

摘要

Nearly 2 years has elapsed since the landmark study and report by the Safe Surgery Saves Lives Study Group about reduction of morbidity and mortality in a global population through the use of a surgical safety checklist. In Canada, recommendations to adopt the checklist have been endorsed by the Canadian Patient Safety Institute, several national specialty societies and provincial councils on patient safety and quality. Implementation of a checklist is now an accreditation standard for Canadian hospitals. By now, sufficient time has elapsed for wide implementation. A quick tour of hospital operating rooms (ORs) throughout the country confirms that posters identifying a multiphase checklist have been adopted into the culture of the OR.