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Simple Surgical Checklist Could Save Thousands
Posted on Nov 22, 2010
According to multiple recent studies a simple checklist, such as the one drawn up by the World Health Organization (WHO), could save at least half a million surgical patients each year. It is estimated that worldwide 234 million operations are preformed. A recent study, printed in the New England Journal of Medicine, shows that with the consistent use of the checklist, surgical complications were reduced by more than one-third and deaths were reduced by almost half.
Though some doubt that such a seemingly simple fix could save so many lives, the findings point to an increased commitment to teamwork for safety and improved communication among the surgical team. Researchers believe that these improvements are crucial to reducing the number of surgical patients who fall ill or die because of surgical errors.
The study has importance not only on a worldwide scale but right here in Virginia and North Carolina. If all hospitals made a concerted effort to improve the outcome of surgeries we would all benefit. Our medical malpractice attorneys have found, time and again, that medical mistakes can cause serious injury, illness and death. Hopefully our hospitals will take this study seriously and implement more effective ways to prevent surgical errors.
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