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Equipment viva — the WHO surgical safety checklist
An equipment viva on the WHO checklist — the three phases (the sign-in, the time-out, the sign-out), the 19 items, the purpose (the systems forcing-function, the team coordination), and the evidence (the reduced mortality and morbidity with the genuine engagement).
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The WHO surgical safety checklist (the form with the sign-in, the time-out, the sign-out). Describe its structure, its purpose, and the evidence.
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This is the WHO surgical safety checklist (the form with the sign-in, the time-out, the sign-out). Describe its structure, its purpose, and the evidence.
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- [42241583]Bersten AD, Soni N (eds) Oh's Intensive Care Manual. 8th edition, Elsevier, 2018.