Objectives: The aim of this systematic review was to assess the impact of surgical safety
checklists on the quality of teamwork and communication in the operating room (OR) …

Breakdowns in teamwork that lead to surgical flow or operative disruptions are exceedingly
common, having been noted at a rate of 17.4 per hour in one cardiac surgery study19 and at …

Human-centered artificial intelligence (HCAI) seeks to shift the focus in AI development from
technology to people. However, it is not clear whether existing HCAI principles and practices …

Background COVID-19 virus has been reported as a pandemic in March 2020 by the WHO.
Having a balanced and healthy diet routine can help boost the immune system, which is …

Although quality improvement (QI) is frequently advocated as a way of addressing the
problems with healthcare, evidence of its effectiveness has remained very mixed. The …

Nursing is typically understood, and understands itself, as a care-giving occupation. It is
through its relationships with patients–whether these are absent, present, good, bad or …

Background Adverse events in patients who have undergone surgery constitute a large
proportion of iatrogenic illnesses. Most surgical safety interventions have focused on the …

Context: Understanding how and why programs work—not simply whether they work—is
crucial. Good theory is indispensable to advancing the science of improvement. We argue …

Objective: To evaluate the effect of implementation of the WHO's Surgical Safety Checklist
on mortality and to determine to what extent the potential effect was related to checklist …

Background Research suggests that surgical safety checklists can reduce mortality and
other postoperative complications. The real world impact of surgical safety checklists on …