Use of a surgical safety checklist to improve team communication. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Use of a surgical safety checklist to improve team communication. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published September 2016

Use of a surgical safety checklist to improve team communication.

Cabral RA, Eggenberger T, Keller K, Gallison BS, Newman D. AORN J. 2016;104:206-216.

Surgical team communication is an important element of safe care. This project report describes how one hospital implemented a checklist program that utilized time outs anddebriefings to support transparency and improve surgical teamwork behaviors.

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