Use of checklists has been demonstrated to improve the quality and safety of surgical care. To improve the standardization and quality of care of rectal cancer by our membership, the Quality Assessment and Safety Committee of the ASCRS developed a checklist for rectal cancer surgery which was iteratively revised by committee. The ASCRS Rectal Cancer Safety Checklist can be used to (1) raise awareness of rectal cancer guidelines; (2) enhance pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative documentation; and (3) facilitate integration of best practices into pre-operative cancer conferences. 

Checklist PDF