Why the study?
Do surgical safety checklists improve patient safety and prevent wrong-site surgery?
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Persistent wrong-site events despite checklists warrant ongoing OR vigilance; leaves open effective compliance strategies.
Do surgical safety checklists improve patient safety and prevent wrong-site surgery?
Surgical safety checklists improve overall patient safety and are well-received by staff, though definitive proof of their efficacy in preventing wrong-site surgery remains elusive.
Ragusa et al. (2016) studied this question.