NCT02419053

Evaluating the Effect of Surgical Safety Checklists on Perioperative Complications in Children

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 28,772 (actual)
• Sponsor: The Hospital for Sick Children · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 28 Days – 17 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to see if the surgical safety checklist is associated with a reduction in perioperative complications for children undergoing surgery in Ontario, Canada.

Conditions

• Intraoperative Complications
• Postoperative Complications

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Surgical Safety Checklist	An Ontario hospital-wide introduction of a surgical safety checklist based on the WHO guidelines, as mandated by the Ontario Ministry of Health

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-10-01
• Primary completion: 2011-09-01
• Completion: 2011-09-01
• First posted: 2015-04-17
• Last updated: 2016-10-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada