Is WHO’s surgical safety checklist being hyped?

In a recent BMJ 'Head to head', the authors argue whether the World Health Organization's (WHO) surgery safety checklist saves lives.

Studies show that the WHO's surgery checklist saves lives around the world, say Alex Haynes and Atul Gawande. But David Urbach and Justin Dimick argue that there’s not enough evidence to say for sure.

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Source: BMJ, 5 August 2019