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STUDY

Risk-sensitive events during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: the influence of the integrated operating room and a preoperative checklist tool.

Buzink SN, van Lier L, de Hingh IHJT, Jakimowicz JJ. Surg Endosc. 2010;24:1990-1995.

STUDY

Quality and safety on an acute surgical ward: an exploratory cohort study of process and outcome.

Kreckler S, Catchpole KR, New SJ, Handa A, McCulloch PG. Ann Surg. 2009;250:1035-1040.

STUDY

Incidence, nature and impact of error in surgery.

Bosma E, Veen EJ, Roukema JA. Br J Surg. 2011;98:1654-1659.

COMMENTARY

Learning from adverse events and near misses.

Greenberg CC. J Gastrointest Surg. 2008;13:3-5.

STUDY

Discrepant perceptions of communication, teamwork and situation awareness among surgical team members.

Wauben LS, Dekker-van Doorn CM, van Wijngaarden JD, et al. Int J Qual Health Care. 2011;23:159-166.

STUDY

Evaluation of a preoperative team briefing: a new communication routine results in improved clinical practice.

Lingard L, Regehr G, Cartmill C, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:475-482.

STUDY

Interruptions and miscommunications in surgery: an observational study.

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

STUDY

Effect of a 19-item surgical safety checklist during urgent operations in a global patient population.

Weiser TG, Haynes AB, Dziekan G, et al; Safe Surgery Saves Lives Investigators and Study Group. Ann Surg. 2010;251:976-980.

STUDY

Bariatric surgery with operating room teams that stayed fixed during the day: a multicenter study analyzing the effects on patient outcomes, teamwork and safety climate, and procedure duration.

Stepaniak PS, Heij C, Buise MP, Mannaerts GHH, Smulders JF, Nienhuijs SW. Anesth Analg. 2012;115:1384-1392.

STUDY

Prevention of medical accidents caused by defective surgical instruments.

Yasuhara H, Fukatsu K, Komatsu T, Obayashi T, Saito Y, Uetera Y. Surgery. 2012;151:153-161.

STUDY

An evaluation of information transfer through the continuum of surgical care: a feasibility study.

Nagpal K, Vats A, Ahmed K, Vincent C, Moorthy K. Ann Surg. 2010;252:402-407.

STUDY

Communication failure in the operating room.

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

STUDY

Effect of a comprehensive surgical safety system on patient outcomes.

de Vries EN, Prins HA, Crolla RM, et al; SURPASS Collaborative Group. N Engl J Med. 2010;363:1928-1937.

STUDY

Deconstructing intraoperative communication failures.

Hu YY, Arriaga AF, Peyre SE, Corso KA, Roth EM, Greenberg CC. J Surg Res. 2012;177:37-42.

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

Surgical adverse outcome reporting as part of routine clinical care.

Kievit J, Krukerink M, Marang-van de Mheen PJ. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:e20.

REVIEW

Surgical fires, a clear and present danger.

Yardley IE, Donaldson LJ. Surgeon. 2010;8:87-92.

STUDY

Priority patient safety issues identified by perioperative nurses.

Steelman VM, Graling PR, Perkhounkova Y. AORN J. 2013;97:402-418.

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.

REVIEW

Patient safety during anaesthesia: incorporation of the WHO safe surgery guidelines into clinical practice.

Schlack WS, Boermeester MA. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2010;23:754-758.

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