Surgical Safety Checklist: considerations on institutional policies

Objective: To reflexive analysis on aspects of institutional micro that can influence the use of surgical safety checklist for health services. Methods: It is an article of reflection, based on scientific evidence available on the subject surgical safety checklist, available in the PubMed database. Results: There are aspects of the institutional micro that need to be considered in the implementation process of the surgical safety checklist, namely: management of health, planning, education process, audit, feedback to those involved, special situations of the labor process, beyond the subjectivity of health professionals. Conclusion: Recognize factors of institutional micro influencing the use of the checklist can contribute to the creation of mechanisms to ensure the successful implementation of the list for the safety of the patient.