A Team-Based Approach to Introduce and Sustain the Use of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist in Tanzania

Conclusion and recommendationsOur findings suggest that Surgical Safety Checklist implementation is feasible even in lower-resource settings. The self-reported SSC utilization rate is higher than reported in other similar settings. We attribute this finding to the team-based approach employed and the ongoing regular mentorship. We recommend use of this approach to scale-up checklist use in other regions in the country as recommended in the Ministry of Health of Tanzania ’s National Surgical, Obstetric, and Anesthesia Plan (NSOAP).
Source: World Journal of Surgery - Category: Surgery Source Type: research