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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Doctor uses 'pre-flight' checklist.

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

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Patient Safety.

Martin RF, Sanchez JA, eds. Surg Clin North Am. 2012;92:1-177.

STUDY

Wrong site surgery near misses and actual occurrences.

Blanco M, Clarke JR, Martindell D. AORN J. 2009;90:215-222.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

Safe Surgery Saves Lives.

Canadian Patient Safety Institute.

COMMENTARY

Perfusion safety: new initiatives and enduring principles.

Kurusz M. Perfusion. 2011;26(suppl 1):6-14.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Beyond the count: preventing the retention of foreign objects.

PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. June 2009;6:39-45.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

A towel with a safety message.

Lerner M. Minneapolis Star Tribune. January 25, 2009:B1.

STUDY

Error or "act of God"? A study of patients' and operating room team members' perceptions of error definition, reporting, and disclosure.

Espin S, Levinson W, Regehr G, Baker GR, Lingard L. Surgery. 2006;139:6-14.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Organ donor's surgery death sparks questions.

Cohen E. CNN. April 9, 2012.

AUDIOVISUAL

Limiting medical mistakes.

Maminta J. News 8 WTNH. February 3, 2012.

AUDIOVISUAL

Dirty surgical tools put patients at risk.

Snyderman N. NBC News. February 22, 2012.

STUDY

Surgical team training: the Northwestern Memorial Hospital experience.

Halverson AL, Andersson JL, Anderson K, et al. Arch Surg. 2009;144:107-112.

STUDY

Differential impact of a crew resource management program according to professional specialty.

Suva D, Haller G, Lübbeke A, Hoffmeyer P. Am J Med Qual. 2012;27:313-320.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Entire UPMC transplant team missed hepatitis alert.

Hamill SD. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 10, 2011:A6.

COMMENTARY

Making Do.

Bradley LD. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. September 2003.

STUDY

Can aviation-based team training elicit sustainable behavioral change?

Sax HC, Browne P, Mayewski RJ, et al. Arch Surg. 2009;144:1133-1137.

COMMENTARY classic

Case 34-2010: a 65-year-old woman with an incorrect operation on the left hand.

Ring DC, Herndon JH, Meyer GS. N Engl J Med. 2010;363:1950-1957.

REVIEW

Detecting adverse events in dermatologic surgery.

Pinney D, Pearce DJ, Feldman SR. Dermatol Surg. 2010;36:8-14.

COMMENTARY

Practice, rehearsal, and performance: an approach for simulation-based surgical and procedure training.

Kneebone RL. JAMA. 2009;302:1336-1338.

STUDY

Burns surgery handover study: trainees' assessment of current practice in the British Isles.

Al-Benna S, Al-Ajam Y, Alzoubaidi D. Burns. 2009;35:509-512.

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