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Haynes AB, Weiser TG, Berry WR, et al. A surgical safety checklist to reduce morbidity and mortality in a global population. New England Journal of Medicine. 2009;360(5):491-499

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This was the first major study to showing significant reductions in surgical mortality and complication rates in a wide range of hospital settings through the use of checklists.. Although the value of this approach has since been widely accepted some surgeons still are still reluctant to embed it in routine practice. Might this be a flag for other behavioral / performance issues ?

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