Revista latino-americana de enfermagem
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Rev Lat Am Enfermagem · Sep 2013
Safe pediatric surgery: development and validation of preoperative interventions checklist.
This study was aimed at developing and validating a checklist of preoperative pediatric interventions related to the safety of surgical patients. ⋯ The "Safe Pediatric Surgery Checklist", simulating the preoperative trajectory of children, is an instrument capable of contributing to the preparation and promotion of safe surgery, as it identifies the presence or absence of measures required to promote patient safety.