Quality of Patient Care and Safety - 2017 Conference Organizer: APPS UK

Rizwan Qureshi

FCPS, FRCS Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, NHS & Private

WHO Surgical Checklist in Cardio Thoracic Surgery, Does it help?

WHO Surgical Checklist in Cardio Thoracic Surgery, Does it help ? Background: World Health Organization developed and evaluated a three-stage surgical checklist in 2007 demonstrating that complications were significantly reduced, including surgical infection rates and even mortality. We reviewed our experience since Cardiac surgery checklist was introduced to our department in June 2010.