International

International

Since 2009, WHO has embarked on a series of global and regional initiatives to improve surgical outcomes. Much of this work has stemmed from WHO’s Second Global Patient Safety Challenge, Safe Surgery Saves Lives . One specific strategy that has been shown to be e ff ective is the use of the surgical checklist, which, when properly implemented, has been shown to improve surgical outcomes in both low- and middle-income countries and in wealthier countries.