Back to basics: checklists in aviation and healthcare

"Overreliance on checklists as a safety net can lead to omission of other safety practices that may better support safety through reliability and resilience. Checklists are excellent ‘aides memoire’ and directives to correct procedures, but they are not a panacea"

Back to basics: checklists in aviation and healthcare
R Clay-Williams, L Colligan
BMJ Quality and Safety 2015;24:428-431 doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2015-003957

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Surgical checklists: a systematic review of impacts and implementation

"Surgical safety checklists were associated with increased detection of potential safety hazards, decreased surgical complications and improved communication among operating room staff."

Surgical checklists: a systematic review of impacts and implementation
JR Treadwell, S Lucas, AY Tsou
BMJ Quality and Safety, 2014; 23(4): 299–318

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Comparison of experiences of the surgical safety checklist in hospitals

"Consistent use, completion and fidelity of checklist deployment are not straightforward in any setting, but may be higher in the two UK hospitals compared with the hospital in a low-income country."

A qualitative study comparing experiences of the surgical safety checklist in hospitals in high-income and low-income countries
EL Aveling, P McCulloch, M Dixon-Woods
BMJ Open, 2013, 3:e003039

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