Effective Surgical Checklist Use Requires Proper Training

A recent study in Ontario, Canada, found surgical safety checklists may not be as effective in improving quality outcomes as previously believed, according to research published in New England Journal of Medicine.

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Researchers compared clinical quality data from 101 acute-care hospitals that implemented any surgical safety checklist between June 2008 and September 2010.

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