Systematic review of safety checklists for use by medical care teams in acute hospital settings - limited evidence of effectiveness

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Patient safety is a fundamental component of good quality health care. Checklists have been proposed as a method of improving patient safety. This systematic review, asked "In acute hospital settings, would the use of safety che...

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Main Authors: Ko Henry CH, Turner Tari J, Finnigan Monica A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-09-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/11/211