Checklists as a central part of surgical safety culture

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Omar Asdrúbal Vilca Mejia, Instituto do Coracao, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo

MD, PhD. Coordinator of the Surgical Quality and Safety Unit, Cardiac Surgery Division, Instituto do Coracao, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR.

Paulo Manuel Pêgo Fernandes, Instituto do Coracao, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo

MD, PhD. Titular Professor of the Thoracic Surgery Program, Instituto do Coracao, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR; and Director of the Scientific Department, Associação Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo (SP), Brazil.

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Mejia OAV, Fernandes PMP. Checklists as a central part of surgical safety culture. Sao Paulo Med J [Internet]. 2022 Jul. 7 [cited 2025 Oct. 15];140(4):515-7. Available from: https://periodicosapm.emnuvens.com.br/spmj/article/view/692

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