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The anaesthetist and the World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist

Peter Crichton Gordon, Anthony Raddon Reed
Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia | Vol 18, No 1 | a567 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/22201173.2012.10872815 | © 2011 Peter Crichton Gordon, Anthony Raddon Reed | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 03 November 2025 | Published: 01 January 2012

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Peter Crichton Gordon,, South Africa
Anthony Raddon Reed,, South Africa

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Abstract

Correctly implemented, the World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist (WHO SSCL) may be a breakthrough in surgical patient care. The WHO SSCL was developed as part of the WHO’s World Alliance for Patient Safety Safe Surgery Saves Lives initiative. The project was led by Atul Gawande, a Boston-based endocrine surgeon, and developed over several months through discussions and meetings with surgeons, anaesthetists, operating nurses, and technical experts from around the world. It aims to reinforce accepted safety practices, and foster better communication and teamwork in theatres, thereby improving patient safety.

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anaesthesia, safety

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