A mixed methods study of challenges in the implementation and use of the surgical safety checklist

The surgical safety checklist is an evidence-based global initiative designed to reduce perioperative morbidity and mortality. However, the expounded benefits of the surgical safety checklist have not been realized in naturalistic settings. This may be related to the quality of surgical safety checklists being performed in operating rooms.In this explanatory, sequential, mixed-methods study, 2 trained observers used a standardized tool to record...