Managing Clostridium difficile infection in hospitalised patients

Checklists are not a new phenomenon and have been used in the
aviation industry for some time as a means of ensuring safety and
minimising harm. Checklists are now used commonly in health care
to improve patient safety. This article describes the development
and integration of a daily review checklist process to support the
care and management of patients with Clostridium difficile infection
in one NHS trust hospital. The aim of the checklist is to assist staff
in early recognition of disease severity, identification of potentia