Improving surgical safety checklist utilisation at 23 public health facilities in Ethiopia: a collaborative quality improvement project
Dawit Yifru Bete,
Manuel Kassaye Sibhatu,
Melaku Gebremichael Godebo
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundIn 2009, the WHO introduced the surgical safety checklist (SSC) as one of the interventions for improving patient safety. The systematic use of structured checklists during surgery has been shown to reduce perioperative morbidity and mortality. However, SSC utilisation has been challenging in low-income and middle-income countries, including Ethiopia. Jhpiego Ethiopia implemented a quality improvement project (QIP) aimed to increase SSC utilisation.MethodologyA model for improvement was used to desig… Show more
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