January 14, 2009Open Access

A Surgical Safety Checklist to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality in a Global Population

Structured PICO

Does a Surgical Safety Checklist reduce rates of death and complications in patients at least 16 years of age undergoing noncardiac surgery?

Population

Patients at least 16 years of age undergoing noncardiac surgery in a diverse group of hospitals

Intervention

Surgical Safety Checklist

Outcome

Rates of death and complicationshard clinical

Implementation of a surgical safety checklist is associated with reduced mortality and complications in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery.

Abstract

Implementation of the checklist was associated with concomitant reductions in the rates of death and complications among patients at least 16 years of age who were undergoing noncardiac surgery in a diverse group of hospitals.

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New England Journal of Medicine

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