Medical and non-medical staff opinion prior to the introduction of a surgical safety checklist
| Preintroduction of surgical safety checklist—staff who: | Positive response from medical staff | Positive response from non-medical staff | p Value |
| Felt familiar with others in theatre | 1/23 (4.3%) | 15/30 (50%) | <0.001 |
| Felt communication in theatre could improve | 20/23 (86.9%) | 23/30 (76.7%) | 0.484 |
| Felt the checklist would be useful in elective cases | 19/23 (82.6%) | 26/30 (86.7%) | 0.715 |
| Felt the checklist would be inconvenient in emergency cases | 12/23 (52.2%) | 16/30 (53.3%) | 1.000 |