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COMMENTARY

Surgical count practice variability and the potential for retained surgical items.

Edel EM. AORN J. 2012;95:228-238.

STUDY

Bridging the communication gap in the operating room with medical team training.

Awad SS, Fagan SP, Bellows C, et al. Am J Surg. 2005;190:770-774.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Wrong-site surgery.

Butcher L. Hosp Health Netw. November 2011.

STUDY

From the flight deck to the operating room: an initial pilot study of the feasibility and potential impact of true interdisciplinary team training using high-fidelity simulation.

Paige J, Kozmenko V, Morgan B, et al. J Surg Educ. 2007;64:369-377.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Lights. Camera. Robot Action!

Shute N. U.S. News & World Report. January 23, 2006;140:62-63.

STUDY

Risk factors associated with incorrect surgical counts.

Rowlands A. AORN J. 2012;96:272-284.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Bringing surgeons down to earth.

Landro L. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). November 16, 2005:D1.

COMMENTARY

A nurse-led approach to developing and implementing a collaborative count policy.

Norton EK, Micheli AJ, Gedney J, Felkerson TM. AORN J. 2012;95:222-227.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Tomorrow's operating room to harness Net, RFID.

Olsen S. CNET News.com; October 19, 2005.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

Statement on the prevention of retained foreign bodies after surgery.

Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons; October 2005.

COMMENTARY

The normalization of deviance: what are the perioperative risks?

McNamara SA. AORN J. 2011;93:796-801.

CLINICAL GUIDELINE

Practice Advisory on Intraoperative Awareness and Brain Function Monitoring.

ASA Task Force on Intraoperative Awareness and Brain Function Monitoring. Park Ridge, IL: American Society of Anesthesiologists; July 2005.

STUDY

Potential errors and their prevention in operating room teamwork as experienced by Finnish, British and American nurses.

Silén-Lipponen M, Tossavainen K, Turunen H, Smith A. Int J Nurs Pract. 2005;11:21-32.

STUDY

Protecting patients from an unsafe system: the etiology and recovery of intraoperative deviations in care.

Hu YY, Arriaga AF, Roth EM, et al. Ann Surg. 2012;256:203-210.

STUDY

Incorrect surgical counts: a qualitative analysis.

Rowlands A, Steeves R. AORN J. 2010;92:410-419.

COMMENTARY

A common body of care: the ethics and politics of teamwork in the operating theater are inseparable.

Bleakley A. J Med Philos. 2006;31:305-322.

COMMENTARY

Implementing the World Health Organization surgical safety checklist: a model for future perioperative initiatives.

Styer KA, Ashley SW, Schmidt S, Zive EM, Eappen S. AORN J. 2011;94:590-598.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

Surgical Care Improvement Project.

National SCIP Partnership, Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality, 14000 Quail Springs Parkway, Suite 400, Oklahoma City, OK, 73134.

COMMENTARY

Patient safety: break the silence.

Johnson HL, Kimsey D. AORN J. 2012;95:591-601.

BOOK/REPORT

Reducing Colorectal Surgical Site Infections.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission Center for Transforming Health Care. Chicago, IL: American College of Surgeons. November 2012.

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