Practical challenges of introducing WHO surgical checklist: UK pilot experience.

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Published in BMJ on January 13, 2010

Authors

A Vats1, C A Vincent, K Nagpal, R W Davies, A Darzi, K Moorthy

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Academic Surgery, Imperial College, St Mary's Hospital Campus, London W2 1NY. amit.vats@imperial.ac.uk

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