AWhat changed
Reported lower observed major complications and deaths following multicentre implementation of the surgical safety checklist.
Scientific scope
The record is the named-author 2009 before-and-after multicentre study. It was not randomized, cannot by itself isolate checklist effects from secular and implementation changes, and does not guarantee identical outcomes in every setting.
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The linked sources identify this contribution and its scope. WRS has not independently reconstructed the scientific claims. The record is the named-author 2009 before-and-after multicentre study. It was not randomized, cannot by itself isolate checklist effects from secular and implementation changes, and does not guarantee identical outcomes in every setting.
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