Effects of WHO Surgical Safety Checklist

Overview

Featured Article

van Klei WA, Hoff RG, van Aarnhem EEHL, et al. Effects of the introduction of the WHO “surgical safety checklist” on in-hospital mortality. Ann Surg 2012;255(1):44-49

Expert Reviews

Methodological Reviewer
Tara Mastracci MD, MSc, FRCS(C), FACS, Department of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic

Clinical Reviewer
Caprice Greenberg MD, MPH, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin Madison

Clinical Reviewer
John Kortbeek MD, FRCS(C), Department of Surgery, University of Calgary

Supplementary Article

Normand SLT, Sykora K, Li P, et al. Reader’s guide to critical appraisal of cohort studies: 3. Analytical strategies to reduce confounding. BMJ 2005;330:1021-3

Questions

  1. What is the clinical question being addressed?
  2. What is the study design?
  3. What are the possible biases in a before-after study design
  4. Comment on the outcomes of the study.
  5. Were the results of the study clinically and statistically significant?
  6. Are the findings in this study generalizable to other institutions?
  7. State the conclusion. Have the authors addressed the clinical question posed?
  8. Does the evidence support the conclusion?
  9. Based on the evidence from this study, should the checklist be mandatory?
  10. Is further research required?