The checklist—a tool for error management and performance improvement

Pediatric Drowning

“…Standard operating procedures are known to improve patient outcomes, particularly in high intensity situations, such as paediatric cardiac arrest where human error is likely to be increased 5 . This SOP is based upon a comprehensive literature review and current guidance and may improve the management of paediatric drowning when correctly followed.…”

“…One of the most important positive prognostic indicators, alongside shorter submersion time and salt versus freshwater submersion, is time from rescue to receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation 2,3 , making drowning an emergency in which prehospital care is paramount 4 . Standard operating procedures (SOPs) are checklists designed to reduce human error in high pressure and emotionally charged situations, such as when dealing with critically ill children 5 . SOPs have been shown to improve adherence to national guidelines and patient outcomes in a variety of prehospital emergencies [6][7][8] .…”

Patient safety improvement interventions in children's surgery: A systematic review

“…This was not an unexpected finding as checklists are one of the original safety interventions [48] with considerable pedigree outside of healthcare [49] and a relatively high degree of acceptability [38,50,51]. The prevalence of checklists is encouraging as they represent a standardized intervention and the use of a common interventional tool across several studies adds to our wider understanding of their efficacy and what determines it.…”

MRI Research Proposals Involving Child Subjects: Concerns Hindering Research Ethics Boards from Approving Them and a Checklist to Help Evaluate Them

“…The rationale behind this is that checklists are known to be powerful tools for reducing errors and aiding individual judgment in health care and other contexts 77 . A recent study by Luijin et al determined that a majority of surveyed REB members would like to receive additional information and/or education to effectively assess the risk/benefit ratio of research protocols 78 .…”