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STUDY

A policy-based intervention for the reduction of communication breakdowns in inpatient surgical care: results from a Harvard surgical safety collaborative.

Arriaga AF, Elbardissi AW, Regenbogen SE, et al. Ann Surg. 2011;253:849-854.

STUDY

Optimising surgical training: use of feedback to reduce errors during a simulated surgical procedure.

Boyle E, Al-Akash M, Gallagher AG, Traynor O, Hill AD, Neary PC. Postgrad Med J. 2011;87:524-528.

STUDY

The influence of resident involvement on surgical outcomes.

Raval MV, Wang X, Cohen ME, et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2011;212:889-898.

STUDY

The "July phenomenon": is trauma the exception?

Schroeppel TJ, Fischer PE, Magnotti LJ, Croce MA, Fabian TC. J Am Coll Surg. 2009;209:378-384.

STUDY

Implementation of resident work hour restrictions is associated with a reduction in mortality and provider-related complications on the surgical service: a concurrent analysis of 14,610 patients.

Privette AR, Shackford SR, Osler T, Ratliff J, Sartorelli K, Hebert JC. Ann Surg. 2009;250:316-321.

STUDY

Communication failure in the operating room.

Halverson AL, Casey JT, Andersson J, et al. Surgery. 2011;49:305-310.

STUDY

Safety on an inpatient pediatric otolaryngology service: many small errors, few adverse events.

Shah RK, Lander L, Forbes P, Jenkins K, Healy GB, Roberson DW. Laryngoscope. 2009;119:871-879.

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The impact of the 80-hour work week on appropriate resident case coverage.

Shin S, Britt R, Doviak M, Britt LD. J Surg Res. 2010;162:33-36.

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Poor resident–attending intraoperative communication may compromise patient safety.

Belyansky I, Martin TR, Prabhu AS, et al. J Surg Res. 2011;171:386-394.

STUDY

Using simulation training to improve perioperative patient safety.

Mullen L, Byrd D. AORN J. 2013;97:419-427.

COMMENTARY

The error of omission: a simple checklist approach for improving operating room safety.

Rosenfield LK, Chang DS. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009;123:399-402.

STUDY

Assessing the impact of teaching patient safety principles to medical students during surgical clerkships.

Stahl K, Augenstein J, Schulman CI, Wilson K, McKenney M, Livingstone A. J Surg Res. 2011;170:e29-e40.

STUDY

Impact of resident participation in surgical operations on postoperative outcomes: National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.

Kiran RP, Ahmed Ali U, Coffey JC, Vogel JD, Pokala N, Fazio VW. Ann Surg. 2012;256:469-475.

STUDY

Management of anesthesia equipment failure: a simulation-based resident skill assessment.

Waldrop WB, Murray DJ, Boulet JR, Kras JF. Anesth Analg. 2009;109:426-433.

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Framing family conversation after early diagnosis of iatrogenic injury and incidental findings.

Barrios L, Tsuda S, Derevianko A, et al. Surg Endosc. 2009;23:2535-2542.

STUDY

Communication practices on 4 Harvard surgical services: a surgical safety collaborative.

ElBardissi AW, Regenbogen SE, Greenberg CC, et al. Ann Surg. 2009;250:861-865.

STUDY

Patient safety climate among orthopaedic surgery residents.

Kadzielski J, McCormick F, Zurakowski D, Herndon JH. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2011;93:e621-e626.

STUDY

Impact of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education work-hour regulations on neurosurgical resident education and productivity.

Jagannathan J, Vates GE, Pouratian N, et al. J Neurosurg. 2009;110:820-827.

REVIEW

Enhancing communication in surgery through team training interventions: a systematic literature review.

Gillespie BM, Chaboyer W, Murray P. AORN J. 2010;92:642-657.

STUDY

A prospective study of paediatric cardiac surgical microsystems: assessing the relationships between non-routine events, teamwork and patient outcomes.

Schraagen JM, Schouten T, Smit M, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:599-603.

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