WHO Surgical Safety Checklist: Precision and Safety in Every Procedure

The WHO Surgical Safety Checklist app provides surgical teams with an electronic format of the World Health Organization's Surgical Safety Checklist. It aims to increase patient safety during surgical procedures.

The WHO Surgical Safety Checklist app was developed in collaboration with the World Health Organization and UNITAR (United Nations Institute for Training and Research).

The primary purpose of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist app is to make the use of the checklist easier in all surgical settings and increase patient safety by reducing complications and death.

The WHO Surgical Safety Checklist app is recommended for all members of a surgical team. This includes surgeons, anaesthesiologists, nurses, and assistants.

No, the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist app does not collect any information from its users. WHO and UNITAR explicitly state they do not collect data from this application.

Yes, the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist app functions as an offline application. Users do not require an internet connection to utilize its features.

The WHO Surgical Safety Checklist app includes three main stages: 'Before induction of anaesthesia', 'Before skin incision', and 'Before patient leaves operating room.'

The 'Before induction of anaesthesia' stage has 7 questions. The 'Before skin incision' stage has 10 questions. The 'Before patient leaves operating room' stage has 5 questions.