An evidence-based healthcare checklist is a key step in preventing human error during clinical and surgical situations.
In 2012, per 10,000 ambulatory surgery center admissions:
• 1.5 patient falls occurred
• 0.27 patients were involved in a wrong site surgery incident
• 0.25 patient burns occurred
The toolkit highlights the importance of checklists as a way to improve patient safety.
• Checklists have been shown to improve patient safety in ambulatory surgery and inpatient settings.
• Preoperative and anesthesia checklists have shown as effective strategies in the prevention of pre- and postoperative events.
• Other organizations, such as aviation military operations, have demonstrated the successful implementation of checklists as an error reduction strategy.
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