Quality and safety in pediatric anesthesia: how can guidelines, checklists, and initiatives improve the outcome?

Purpose Of Review: Cognitive aids are tangible or intangible instruments that guide users in decision-making and in the completion of a complex series of tasks. Common examples include mnemonics, checklists, and algorithms. Cognitive aids constitute very effective approaches to achieve well tolerated, high quality healthcare because they promote highly reliable processes that reduce the likelihood of failure.