Surgical safety checklists have emerged as a vital tool in enhancing patient safety during surgical procedures. These checklists are designed to ensure that critical steps are not overlooked ...

In the meantime, surgeons should embrace the power of teamwork, open communication, and surgical checklists as proven, low-cost, high-yield ways to further improve patient safety.

Over the past decade, increasing attention has been paid to quality and risk management in medicine. Haynes et al., in a path-breaking study published in the New England Journal of Medicine in ...

Patient Verification: The checklist ensures that the patient’s identity, procedure, and surgical site are confirmed multiple ...