Ammar Ali Shah, Tassaduq Khurshid, Abid Latif, Zubair Tariq.
Experience with the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist.
J Rawal Med Coll Jan ;21(4):413-6.

Despite years of efforts by organizations throughout the world ?wrong site? surgery has proven to be a resilient opponent. The purpose of present review article is to revisit the various tools that have been designed specially the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist (SSCL), the purpose of which is to improve patient safety and prevent errors in the site of surgery. Three items were the corner stone of this review. Firstly effectiveness of the tools specially the WHO SSCL, secondly approach of those responsible for implementation and thirdly adherence by organizations to the provided guideline. A general review of the available data showed a clear improvement in patient safety.

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