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Surgery safety checklists

5 November 2021 | | Neurotology, Otology | Neurosurgery, Quality improvement, Surgical checklist, Surgical safety pause, Time-outs

The time-outs were based on pre-flight checklists adopted by airline pilots and were instituted in all accredited hospitals and ambulatory care centres in the United States in 2003. The guidelines originate from general surgery and are not specific for the...