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STUDY

Quantifying and characterizing adverse events in dermatologic surgery.

O'Neill JL, Lee YS, Solomon JA, et al. Dermatol Surg. 2013 Mar 6; [Epub ahead of print].

STUDY

Infection control assessment of ambulatory surgical centers.

Schaefer MK, Jhung M, Dahl M, et al. JAMA. 2010;303:2273-2279.

STUDY

Applying trigger tools to detect adverse events associated with outpatient surgery.

Rosen AK, Mull HJ, Kaafarani H, et al. J Patient Saf. 2011;7:45-59.

BOOK/REPORT

Safe Surgery Guide.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission Resources; 2010. ISBN: 9781599404073.

COMMENTARY

Executive summary of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Presidential Task Force on Patient Safety in the Office Setting: reinvigorating safety in office-based gynecologic surgery.

Erickson TB, Kirkpatrick DH, DeFrancesco MS, Lawrence HC III. Obstet Gynecol. 2010;115:147-151.

STUDY

Development of trigger tools for surveillance of adverse events in ambulatory surgery.

Kaafarani HM, Rosen AK, Nebeker JR, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:425-429.

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Risks of complications by attending physicians after performing nighttime procedures.

Rothschild JM, Keohane CA, Rogers S, et al. JAMA. 2009;302:1565-1572.

BOOK/REPORT

Patient Safety Authority Annual Reports.

Harrisburg, PA: Patient Safety Authority; April 2013.

BOOK/REPORT

Medmarx Data Report: A Chartbook of Medication Error Findings from the Perioperative Settings from 1998-2005.

Rockville, MD: United States Pharmacopeia; 2007.

STUDY

Patient safety in orthopedic surgery: prioritizing key areas of iatrogenic harm through an analysis of 48,095 incidents reported to a national database of errors.

Panesar SS, Carson-Stevens A, Salvilla SA, Patel B, Mirza SB, Mann B. Drug Healthc Patient Saf. 2013;5:57-65.

COMMENTARY

Proposal for a 'surgical checklist' for ambulatory oral surgery.

Perea-Pérez B, Santiago-Sáez A, García-Marín F, Labajo González E. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2011;40:949-954.

STUDY

Errors with concentrated epinephrine in otolaryngology.

Shah RK, Hoy E, Roberson DW, Nielsen D. Laryngoscope. 2008 Nov; 118: 1928-30.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Walk inside, have surgery. But is it safe?

Brooks A. New York Times. June 14, 2005:F5.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Ambulatory surgery facilities: a comprehensive review of medication error reports in Pennsylvania.

PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. September 2011;8:85-93.

STUDY

Incorrect surgical procedures within and outside of the operating room.

Neily J, Mills PD, Eldridge N, et al. Arch Surg. 2009;144:1028-1034.

STUDY

Outcome of 6 years of protocol use for preventing wrong site office surgery.

Starling J 3rd, Coldiron BM. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2011;65:807-810.

STUDY

Variation in surgical time-out and site marking within pediatric otolaryngology.

Shah RK, Arjmand E, Roberson DW, Deutsch E, Derkay C. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011;137:69-73.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

In just a flash, simple surgery can turn deadly.

Landro L. Wall Street Journal. February 18, 2009:D1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Improving patient safety in the office: The Institute for Safety in Office-Based Surgery.

Urman RD, Shapiro FE. APSF Newsletter. 2011;3-4,9.

STUDY

Surgical specimen identification errors: a new measure of quality in surgical care.

Makary MA, Epstein J, Pronovost PJ, Millman EA, Hartmann EC, Freischlag JA. Surgery. 2007;141:450-455.

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