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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
Medical mistakes unhappy reality.
Young A. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. May 3, 2009:B1. 
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
'Wrong-site' surgical mistakes are rare, preventable.
Stein L. St. Petersburg Times. June 21, 2010.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Wrong body part, wrong patient surgeries continue despite new procedures.
Rojas-Burke J. The Oregonian. May 25, 2011.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
The pain of wrong site surgery.
Boodman SG. Washington Post. June 21, 2011:E1.
COMMENTARY
Time out: an analysis.
Dillon KA. AORN J. 2008;88:437-442.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Most surgery in wrong spot done on spine: 11 such cases found in state since 2006.
Smith S. Boston Globe. July 30, 2008;Metro section:1A.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Clinic sued over towel left in patient.
McCarty JF. Plain Dealer. January 16, 2007:A1.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Medical culture about errors may be changing.
Gulliver D. Herald Tribune. September 3, 2007.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
In just a flash, simple surgery can turn deadly.
Landro L. Wall Street Journal. February 18, 2009:D1.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Doctor removes ovaries from wrong patient.
Bramson K, Mooney T. Providence Journal. August 18, 2006.
STUDY
Process changes to increase compliance with the Universal Protocol for bedside procedures.
Barsuk JH, Brake H, Caprio T, Barnard C, Anderson DY, Williams MV. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171:947-949.
REVIEW
Prevention of 3 "never events" in the operating room: fires, gossypiboma, and wrong-site surgery.
Zahiri HR, Stromberg J, Skupsky H, et al. Surg Innov. 2011;18:55-60.
MULTI-USE WEBSITE
Minnesota Time Out Campaign.
Minnesota Safe Surgery Coalition. June 15, 2011.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Robotic surgery: how safe is it?
Quintero F. Orlando Sentinel. June 16, 2010;A1.
COMMENTARY
Surgical site verification: A through Z.
Dunn D. J Perianesth Nurs. 2006;21:317-328.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
What surgeons leave behind costs some patients dearly.
Eisler P. USA Today. March 8, 2013.
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