Surgical safety checklists are an effective means for reducing surgical morbidity and mortality, but have we gone far enough in team-building and leadership to create high reliability?

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Commentary on: Borchard A, Schwappach DL, Barbir A, et al. A systematic review of the effectiveness, compliance, and critical factors for implementation of safety checklists in surgery. Ann Surg 2012;256:925–33.[OpenUrl][1][CrossRef][2][PubMed][3]...