ReviewCureus2024
Evaluating the Impact of the World Health Organization's Surgical Safety Checklist on Clinical Outcomes and Implementation Strategies: A Systematic Review.
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12 citing papers in PubMed.
- Gossypiboma persists - A case series & literature review highlighting the clinical spectrum, diagnostic dilemmas, and surgical outcomes from a single tertiary care centre.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2026Review
- Safer and faster: evaluation of a dental implant checklist.Clinical oral investigations · 2026Article
- Adherence to the WHO surgical safety checklist at Tibebe Ghion Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia: a prospective observational study.BMC surgery · 2026Observational
- Identified practice gaps and opportunities in anesthesia safety across 14 Arab countries: a multicenter study.Patient safety in surgery · 2026Article
- Teaching reform and practical exploration of the fundamental nursing skills course in higher vocational nursing education: a quasi-experimental study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Construction and application of a BOPPPS-based clinical teaching model in the operating room: effects on surgical-team performance and patient safety.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Chronic gossypiboma mimicking a peri-appendiceal abscess after prior Cesarean sections: a rare surgical "never event".Patient safety in surgery · 2025Article
- Review
- Interventions to Improve Compliance to Surgical Safety Checklist Use: Before-and-After Study at a Tertiary Public Hospital in Croatia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Protocol for implementation of intraoperative adverse event recording during WHO checklist sign-out.BMJ open quality · 2025Article
- Breaking ground: insights from a WHO-approved surgical mission amid Sudan's healthcare collapse.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Transforming surgical care and safety: dissecting the impact of checklists in the global south.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Review
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Abstract
This systematic review evaluates the impact and implementation strategies of the World Health Organization's Surgical Safety Checklist (WHO SSC) across diverse healthcare settings since its introduction in 2008. Our comprehensive analysis synthesizes findings from various study designs, including randomized controlled trials, qualitative studies, and meta-analyses, focusing on the checklist's effectiveness in reducing surgical complications and enhancing safety cultures within surgical teams. Despite its widespread endorsement and documented benefits, the review highlights significant variability in implementation quality and adherence, influenced by cultural, institutional, and procedural factors. The findings suggest that optimized adaptation and contextual application of the WHO SSC are crucial for maximizing its clinical benefits, particularly in low-resource settings. This review not only confirms the checklist's efficacy in improving surgical outcomes but also underscores the need for evidence-based strategies to enhance its global implementation and effectiveness.
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