Why the study?
Despite the effectiveness of systematic surgical time-outs in increasing patient safety, compliance issues remain a major problem in implementation and gaps in daily use still occur.
What are the patterns of poor compliance with the WHO safer surgery checklist time-out procedure and what strategies can optimize its use?
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Review
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Persistent time-out non-compliance sustains perioperative risks; leaves open which adherence strategies are most effective.
What are the patterns of poor compliance with the WHO safer surgery checklist time-out procedure and what strategies can optimize its use?
This review highlights the persistent problem of poor compliance with the surgical time-out procedure and outlines strategies to improve adherence and patient safety.
Papadakis et al. (2019) studied this question.
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