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    Posted: 15 Jan 2009 at 6:39pm
And about time too. I can't believe that they didn't exist in the first place.
 
 
The rate of major complications fell from 11% to 7%, and the rate of inpatient deaths following surgery fell more than 40% from 1.5% to 0.8%.
 
I'm not suprised so why weren't they always in place?
 
 
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Using a simple surgical checklist during major operations can cut deaths by more than 40% and complications by more than a third, research has shown.

The National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) has ordered all hospitals in England and Wales to use it across the board by February 2010.

The checklist, devised by the World Health Organization (WHO), was tested in eight cities around the globe.

 

 

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