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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Surgical mistakes persist in Bay State: still a tiny fraction of total procedures.

Kowalczyk L. Boston Globe. October 26, 2007;Metro section:1A.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Surgery fires spur need for new guidelines.

Collins D. Associated Press [MSNBC]. July 26, 2007.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

UTMC nurse tossed out kidney, ruined it. National experts say error is rare.

Messina I. Toledo Blade. August 24, 2012.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Patient safety in the OR.

Stempniak M. Hosp Health Netw. 2012 Oct;86:8 p following 40.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Preventing wrong-site surgery in Minnesota: a 5-year journey.

Rydrych D, Apold J, Harder K. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. November/December 2012;9:24-27,30-32,34.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Frederick mother's burning inspires daughter's activism.

Levine S. Washington Post. July 18, 2006:B01.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

The day Joy died.

Brandeland GP. Med Econ. 2006 Oct 20;83:50, 52-53.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Fatal outcome after inadvertent injection of topical epinephrine.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. March 26, 2009;14:1-2.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Doctor removes ovaries from wrong patient.

Bramson K, Mooney T. Providence Journal. August 18, 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

The horror of awakening during surgery.

Foreman J. Boston Globe. February 8, 2005.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Clinic sued over towel left in patient.

McCarty JF. Plain Dealer. January 16, 2007:A1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Doctor uses 'pre-flight' checklist.

Bernhard B. The Orange County Register. April 19, 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Leapfrog hospital safety scores 'depressing.'

Clark C. HealthLeaders Media. May 9, 2013.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

The wrong foot, and other tales of surgical error.

Altman LK. New York Times. December 11, 2001;1:1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

When surgery goes wrong: weighing up the risks.

Feinmann J. The Independent. November 14, 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Get me out alive.

Feldman R. The Washington Post. May 2, 2006:HE01.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Beth Israel cited for residents' long hours—facing review for accreditation.

Kowalczyk L. Boston Globe. September 7, 2008;Metro section:1A.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Video games can help cut surgical errors.

Baertlein L. USA Today. May 24, 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Saving lives: hospitals have signed on to a six-part plan to avoid a multitude of unnecessary deaths.

Comarow A. US News & World Report. July 18, 2005;139:74,76,79.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

The pain of wrong site surgery.

Boodman SG. Washington Post. June 21, 2011:E1.

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