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The Surgical Timeout - Stanford Hospital & Clinics

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<strong>Surgical</strong> Checklists<br />

• Improve operating room culture<br />

– Improved communication<br />

• Decrease borders<br />

• Flatten hierarchy<br />

– Increased teamwork<br />

• Anticipate needs<br />

• Improve outcomes<br />

– “gaming the system”<br />

• Wound classification<br />

Lingard L Qual Saf Health Care 2004<br />

Lingard L Arch Surg 2008<br />

Makary MA JACS 2006

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