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Table 3 Comparison of samples: three checklist sections vs. some sections vs. no section applied

From: Compliance with the surgical safety checklist in Switzerland: an observational multicenter study based on self-reported data

Characteristic

All checklist sections applied (n = 6810)

Some checklist sections applied (n = 1702)

No checklist section applied (n = 110)

Urgency

  Elective

82%

78%

55%

  Emergency

18%

22%

45%

χ2(2) = 60.39, p <  = 0.001, V = 0.084

Type of anesthesia

  General

75%

62%

59%

  Regional

20%

22%

15%

  Local

4%

10%

17%

  Other

1%

6%

9%

χ2(6) = 423.89, p <  = 0.001, V = 0.157

Day

  Monday-Friday

94%

94%

85%

  Saturday/Sunday

6%

7%

15%

χ2(2) = 13.03, p = 0.001, V = 0.039

Time

  Day

86%

86%

73%

  Night

14%

14%

27%

χ2(2) = 12.35, p = 0.002, V = 0.038

Surgical discipline

  General/visceral

26%

20%

29%

  Gynecology/obstetrics

14%

12%

22%

  Orthopedics/traumatology

33%

31%

26%

  Other

26%

37%

23%

χ2(6) = 93.80, p <  = 0.001, V = 0.074