Variation in global uptake of the Surgical Safety Checklist

This Lifebox and Ariadne Labs study – published in the British Journal of Surgery – showed that, worldwide, Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) use is generally high – with an average of 75% of operations conducted with the Checklist – but significant variability exists. Implementation and dissemination strategies must be developed to address this variability.

Authors: M Delisle, J C Pradarelli, N Panda, L Koritsanszky, Y Sonnay, S Lipsitz, R Pearse, E M Harrison, B Biccard, T G Weiser, A B Haynes

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M Delisle, J C Pradarelli, N Panda, L Koritsanszky, Y Sonnay, S Lipsitz, R Pearse, E M Harrison, B Biccard, T G Weiser, A B Haynes, on behalf of the Surgical Outcomes Study Groups and GlobalSurg Collaborative, Variation in global uptake of the Surgical Safety Checklist, British Journal of Surgery, Volume 107, Issue 2, January 2020, Pages e151–e160, https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.11321