Open AccessRole of perioperative surgical safety checklist in reducing morbidity and mortality among patients: An observational study
Author(s) -
Ashish Chhabra,
Amandeep Singh,
Pushpinder Singh Kuka,
Haramritpal Kaur,
Amarjeet Singh Kuka,
Honey Chahal
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
nigerian journal of surgery/nigerian journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7100
pISSN - 1117-6806
DOI - 10.4103/njs.njs_45_18
Subject(s) - medicine , checklist , perioperative , observational study , sepsis , adverse effect , patient safety , surgery , health care , psychology , economics , cognitive psychology , economic growth
Safe Surgery Saves Lives. Patient safety is a fundamental of good quality health care, and complications due to the health-care system are well-documented and constitute an important public health problem. Implementation of the checklist in medicine and surgery can help to decrease the risk of adverse events thus can improve patient safety.