A surgical revolution: checklist that could prevent thousands of deaths - The Independent 25th June 2008

An aircraft-style safety test is to be implemented in all British hospitals to reduce the risks of surgery, using a simple checklist that has been proved to save thousands of lives. Surgeons and nurses will run through the checks before each operation in the same way that pilots check their aircraft before take-off. In Michigan, a similar checklist to reduce hospital infections is estimated to have saved 1,500 lives in the first 18 months.

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