Cags and acs evidence based reviews in surgery. 32: Use of a surgical safety checklist to reduce morbidity and mortality

M. E. McKenzie; Steve Latosinsky; Richard Thirlby; David Urbach; Drs N.N. Baxter; K. J. Brasel; C. J. Brown; P. Chaudhury; C. S. Cutter; C. Divino; E. Dixon; L. Dubois; G. W.N. Fitzgerald; H. J.A. Henteleff; A. W. Klrkpatrlck; S. Latosinsky; A. MacLean; T. M. Mastracci; R. S. McLeod; A. Morris; L. A. Neumayer; L. R. Temple

Cags and acs evidence based reviews in surgery. 32: Use of a surgical safety checklist to reduce morbidity and mortality

M. E. McKenzie, Steve Latosinsky, Richard Thirlby, David Urbach, Drs N.N. Baxter, K. J. Brasel, C. J. Brown, P. Chaudhury, C. S. Cutter, C. Divino, E. Dixon, L. Dubois, G. W.N. Fitzgerald, H. J.A. Henteleff, A. W. Klrkpatrlck, S. Latosinsky, A. MacLean, T. M. Mastracci, R. S. McLeod, A. MorrisL. A. Neumayer, L. R. Temple

Surgery

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	64-66
Number of pages	3
Journal	Canadian Journal of Surgery
Volume	53
Issue number	1
State	Published - Feb 2010

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McKenzie, M. E., Latosinsky, S., Thirlby, R., Urbach, D., Baxter, D. N. N., Brasel, K. J., Brown, C. J., Chaudhury, P., Cutter, C. S., Divino, C., Dixon, E., Dubois, L., Fitzgerald, G. W. N., Henteleff, H. J. A., Klrkpatrlck, A. W., Latosinsky, S., MacLean, A., Mastracci, T. M., McLeod, R. S., ... Temple, L. R. (2010). Cags and acs evidence based reviews in surgery. 32: Use of a surgical safety checklist to reduce morbidity and mortality. Canadian Journal of Surgery, 53(1), 64-66.

McKenzie, ME, Latosinsky, S, Thirlby, R, Urbach, D, Baxter, DNN, Brasel, KJ, Brown, CJ, Chaudhury, P, Cutter, CS, Divino, C, Dixon, E, Dubois, L, Fitzgerald, GWN, Henteleff, HJA, Klrkpatrlck, AW, Latosinsky, S, MacLean, A, Mastracci, TM, McLeod, RS, Morris, A, Neumayer, LA & Temple, LR 2010, 'Cags and acs evidence based reviews in surgery. 32: Use of a surgical safety checklist to reduce morbidity and mortality', Canadian Journal of Surgery, vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 64-66.

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