Review Article: Current Literature on Surgical Checklists and Handoff Tools and Application for Orthopaedic Surgery

Overview

Journal J Orthop

Specialty Orthopedics

Date 2019 Jan 22

PMID 30662245

Citations 4

Authors

Bilal Sleiman

Zain Sayeed

Muhammad T Padela

Abdurrahman F Padela

Vamsy Bobba

Walid Yassir

Todd Frush

Khaled J Saleh

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Abstract

Despite the adaptation of checklists for specific surgeries being developed, there remains a lack of an available standard for an orthopaedic-specific checklist. Benefits of implementing checklists include cost-effectiveness as well as the ability to significantly reduce both mortality and complication rates in a variety of healthcare settings. The aim of this review is to analyze the evidence surrounding the effectiveness of checklists as well as recommend for the development of a standard checklist for specific orthopaedic surgeries such as total joint arthroplasty (TJA).

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