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Ten Years and Counting: Sustaining Effectiveness of the Surgical Safety Checklist Through Ongoing Implementation Efforts

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  1. Ariadne Labs, 401 Park Drive, 3rd Floor East, Boston, MA, USA

    Ian Solsky & Alex B. Haynes

  2. Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA

    Alex B. Haynes

  3. Harvard Medical School, Surgery, Boston, MA, USA

    Alex B. Haynes

  4. Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Alex B. Haynes

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Solsky, I., Haynes, A.B. Ten Years and Counting: Sustaining Effectiveness of the Surgical Safety Checklist Through Ongoing Implementation Efforts. World J Surg 43, 125–126 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-018-4758-8

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