Haynes tested whether implementing the WHO 19-item Surgical Safety Checklist, designed to improve team communication and consistency of care, reduces complications and deaths after surgery. Prospective before-and-after study at eight hospitals in eight cities of varied economic levels: 3733 consecutive noncardiac surgery patients aged 16 or older before and 3955 after checklist introduction; primary end point was in-hospital complications including death within 30 days.
Haynes tested whether implementing the WHO 19-item Surgical Safety Checklist, designed to improve team communication and consistency of care, reduces complications and deaths after surgery. Prospective before-and-after study at eight hospitals in eight cities of varied economic levels: 3733 consecutive noncardiac surgery patients aged 16 or older before and 3955 after checklist introduction; primary end point was in-hospital complications including death within 30 days.