title: Implementing checklists in the operating room.
abstract: Checklists have established themselves as a key safety process in the operating room environment. This paper describes the background and context of how checklists have evolved in medicine. It also highlights ongoing challenges with particular attention to the importance of nontechnical skills or human factors training with relation to checklist design, testing and implementation and ongoing coaching.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA. Daniel.low@seattlechildrens.org
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Low
authors.forename: Isabeau
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: Eugenie S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Heitmiller
authors.forename: Dean
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kurth
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia; D057189:Checklist / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000458:organization & administration*; D061214:Patient Safety; D011786:Quality Control; D017751:Safety Management