Figure 1From: Systematic review of safety checklists for use by medical care teams in acute hospital settings - limited evidence of effectiveness QUORUM statement flow diagram for medical checklist studies. Key reasons for exclusion: 1 = not a comparative study; 2 = irrelevant setting; 3 = irrelevant intervention; 4 = irrelevant comparator; 5 = irrelevant outcomes. Search flow chart: n = number of studies.Back to article page