Evaluating the uptake and effect of Surgical Safety Checklist implementation in a rural hospital, Neno District, Malawi
Sitalire Kapira,
Moses Banda Aron,
Isaac Mphande
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundThe WHO introduced the Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) in 2008, which has been proven to enhance collaboration and patient safety before, during and after surgical procedures. However, the impact of using SSC has not been assessed in a rural setting in Malawi. We aimed to evaluate the uptake of SSC in Neno District, Malawi.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional hospital-based retrospective chart review of 468 surgical cases from July 2021 to March 2022 in two hospitals in Neno District. We collected d… Show more
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