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Surgeon, Writer, Researcher, Dilettante. https://www.ariadnelabs.org/  http://www.lifebox.org/ 

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    Atul Gawande‏Verified account @Atul_Gawande 1 Jul 2016

    Study of 357 hospitals in 58 countries: those using the WHO Safe Surgery Checklist had 38% lower odds of death http://bit.ly/29hZ343 

    1:52 PM - 1 Jul 2016
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      2. Dr Ed Fitzgerald‏ @DrEdFitzgerald 1 Jul 2016
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande

        Thanks for highlighting our @GlobalSurg study in @BJSurgery. Full manuscript free here: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bjs.10151/abstract … @ewenharrison

        1 reply 10 retweets 16 likes
      3. Dr Ed Fitzgerald‏ @DrEdFitzgerald 1 Jul 2016
        Replying to @DrEdFitzgerald

        @aneelbhangu @ProfG_Edinsurg @Tom_Drake1 @ChetanKhatri2 @DrJamesGlasbey @SaferSurgery @GSCommission @RCSEd @rcpsglasgow @RCSnews @ksoreide

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      4. Dr Ed Fitzgerald‏ @DrEdFitzgerald 1 Jul 2016
        Replying to @DrEdFitzgerald

        @theG4Alliance @GradianHealth @AAGBI @GASOC_2015 @asgbi @des_winter @Globalpas @JaymieClaire @RCoANews @RACSurgeons @TheScientifiK

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      2. Ken Catchpole‏ @KenCatchpole 17 Aug 2016
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande

        Mechanism - teamwork, culture, leadership, workload, or chklst items? Full completion of chlst rare!http://bit.ly/1N4blFG 

        2 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
      3. SCSCᴴᶠ‏ @scotsimcentre 17 Aug 2016
        Replying to @KenCatchpole @Atul_Gawande

        At @NHSForthValley opposite is the case. Very rare not to have completed checklist.

        2 replies 1 retweet 0 likes
      4. Ken Catchpole‏ @KenCatchpole 17 Aug 2016
        Replying to @scotsimcentre @Atul_Gawande @NHSForthValley

        Sign out too? Are you *sure*? Audit of notes certainly over-estimates. http://bit.ly/2bBeS63 

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      5. Craig McIlhenny‏ @CMcIlhenny 17 Aug 2016
        Replying to @KenCatchpole @scotsimcentre and

        Yup just finished list at Forth Valley always sign out robustly after every case

        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
      6. Ken Catchpole‏ @KenCatchpole 17 Aug 2016
        Replying to @CMcIlhenny @scotsimcentre and

        Great! Bottle whatever you've done and sell it! Very rare.

        2 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
      7. Gordon Cowan‏ @gmcowan 17 Aug 2016
        Replying to @KenCatchpole @CMcIlhenny

        I've seen them - positive role-modelling plays a big part. Has helped in my hospital when medics come from them.

        0 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
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      1. Dena van den Bergh‏ @inspired2leadQH 10 Jul 2016
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande

        Impressive results - so important to drive this - can't assume it's done every time @garykantorpic.twitter.com/p7Mcye3gYC

        Angeliki Messina, Anchen Laubscher, Debbie Goff and 4 others
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        2. Anchen Laubscher @AnchenLaubscher

        3. Debbie Goff @idpharmd

        4. SURG Foundation @SURG_F

        5. stephane.aymar @surgery_medecin

        6. Barry Bedford @BarryBedford

        7. Shannon Nell @shannonlnell

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      1. Patricia Heckmann‏ @PHeckmann47 2 Jul 2016
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande

        @ciarakirke @HSEQI @Atul_Gawande those using the WHO Safe Surgery Checklist had 38% lower odds of death http://bit.ly/29hZ343 

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      1. Surgicon Network‏ @SurgiconProject 3 Jul 2016
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande

        @racsurgeons This is positive but far from enough. WHO:s checklist does not take surgical skills and the surgery into consid.

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      1. may baccari‏ @mdbaccari 1 Jul 2016
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande

        Loved The Checklist Manifesto & recommend to all my friends. I 'ugly cried' reading Being Mortal -- but such an impt book.

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      1. Niall Downey‏ @nialldowney 1 Jul 2016
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande

        We first need to convince staff of the benefits of checklists to them-"What's In It For Me? First rule of Human Factors!

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      1. ben dean‏ @bendean1979 3 Jul 2016
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande

        no self selecting bias there then

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      1. Louise Morse‏ @Morselouise 3 Jul 2016
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande

        : when the evidence is so clear, why are not ALL hospitals using it? (Inspiring book, btw.)

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      2. Danny Wong 黄永年‏ @dannyjnwong 3 Jul 2016
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande

        the next step should be a cluster RCT in hospitals thinking to introduce the checklist

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      3. Dr Ed Fitzgerald‏ @DrEdFitzgerald 3 Jul 2016
        Replying to @dannyjnwong @Atul_Gawande

        Stepped wedge cluster RCT previously published in @AnnalsofSurgery from Scandinavia here: http://mobile.journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/_layouts/15/oaks.journals.mobile/articleviewer.aspx?year=2015&issue=05000&article=00001#ath …

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      4. Danny Wong 黄永年‏ @dannyjnwong 3 Jul 2016
        Replying to @DrEdFitzgerald @Atul_Gawande @AnnalsofSurgery

        awesome!

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      1. Chris Davis‏ @cjdracing1969 1 Jul 2016
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande

        @CrispinWigfieldhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyLMyOLGWJU …

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