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STUDY

Incorrect surgical counts: a qualitative analysis.

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

COMMENTARY

Counting for patient safety.

Watson DS. AORN J. 2006;84:273-275.

COMMENTARY

Time out: an analysis.

Dillon KA. AORN J. 2008;88:437-442.

COMMENTARY

Reducing the incidence of retained surgical instrument fragments.

Reece M, Troeleman ND, McGowan JE, Furuno JP. AORN J. 2011;94:301-304.

STUDY

Risk factors associated with incorrect surgical counts.

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

STUDY

Adherence to a medication safety protocol: current practice for labeling medications and solutions on the sterile field.

Brown-Brumfield D, DeLeon A. AORN J. 2010;91:610-617.

STUDY

Causes of near misses: perceptions of perioperative nurses.

Cohoon B. AORN J. 2011;93:551-565.

STUDY

Interruptions and miscommunications in surgery: an observational study.

Gillespie BM, Chaboyer W, Fairweather N. AORN J. 2012;95:576-590.

MEASUREMENT TOOL/INDICATOR

AORN Evaluation of the Universal Protocol.

Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses.

COMMENTARY

Use of an anatomic marking form as an alternative to the Universal Protocol for Preventing Wrong Site, Wrong Procedure and Wrong Person Surgery.

Knight N, Aucar J. Am J Surg. 2010;200:803-807.

COMMENTARY

Instrument readiness: an important link to patient safety.

McNamara SA. AORN J. 2011;93:160-164.

COMMENTARY

"Managing up" can improve teamwork in the OR.

Smith SL. AORN J. 2010;91:576-582.

REVIEW

Determining the state of knowledge for implementing the Universal Protocol recommendations: an integrative review of the literature.

Conrardy JA, Brenek B, Myers S. AORN J. 2010;92:194-207.

COMMENTARY

Retained surgical items and minimally invasive surgery.

Gibbs VC. World J Surg. 2011;35:1532-1539.

STUDY

Operating room briefings and wrong-site surgery.

Makary MA, Mukherjee A, Sexton BJ, et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2007;204:236-243.

COMMENTARY

Communication in the perioperative setting.

Cvetic E. AORN J. 2011;94:261-270.

COMMENTARY

The normalization of deviance: what are the perioperative risks?

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

STUDY

Getting teams to talk: development and pilot implementation of a checklist to promote interprofessional communication in the OR.

Lingard L, Espin S, Rubin B, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2005;14:340-346.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

The pain of wrong site surgery.

Boodman SG. Washington Post. June 21, 2011:E1.

COMMENTARY

Patient safety: break the silence.

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

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