TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Checklists for Care: Care Maps for Pregnancy in the Obese Gravida A1 - Bacak, Stephen J. A1 - Thornburg, Loralei L. A2 - Silverman, Robert K. PY - 2017 T2 - Obesity Medicine: Management of Obesity in Women's Health Care AB - Checklists and care pathways (synonymous with care maps, critical pathways, and clinical pathways) are document-based tools that link available evidence to health care practice with the intent to optimize clinical outcomes and patient safety.1 They provide the foundation for translation of evidence into clinical guidelines and protocols. The World Health Organization (WHO) and Institute of Medicine (IOM) have both advocated of the use of checklists as a key concept in reducing medical errors and improving patient safety.2,3 Checklists and care pathways have clearly shown improvement in many aspects of medical care and patient care.1,4,5 In a recent study, the use of crisis checklists in critical processes among operating room teams participating in simulated operating room scenarios showed a 75% reduction in failure to adhere to critical management steps in common intraoperative emergencies.6 In addition, providers preferred checklists and bundles as memory aids. In the same study, almost all of the study participants (N = 67) stated their desire to have the checklist used if they experienced an intraoperative emergency. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1139758018 ER -