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STUDY

Communication failure in the operating room.

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

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

Does teamwork improve performance in the operating room? A multilevel evaluation.

Weaver SJ, Rosen MA, DiazGranados D, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2010;36:133-142.

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Student-observed surgical safety practices across an urban regional health authority.

Spence J, Goodwin B, Enns C, Dean H. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:580-586.

STUDY

Crew resource management improved perception of patient safety in the operating room.

Gore DC, Powell JM, Baer JG, et al. Am J Med Qual. 2010;25:60-63.

STUDY

Communication practices on 4 Harvard surgical services: a surgical safety collaborative.

ElBardissi AW, Regenbogen SE, Greenberg CC, et al. Ann Surg. 2009;250:861-865.

STUDY

The relationship of the emotional climate of work and threat to patient outcome in a high-volume thoracic surgery operating room team.

Nurok M, Evans LA, Lipsitz S, Satwicz P, Kelly A, Frankel A. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:237-242.

COMMENTARY

Surgical team training: promoting high reliability with nontechnical skills.

Paige JT. Surg Clin North Am. 2010;90:569-581.

STUDY

Implementation of resident work hour restrictions is associated with a reduction in mortality and provider-related complications on the surgical service: a concurrent analysis of 14,610 patients.

Privette AR, Shackford SR, Osler T, Ratliff J, Sartorelli K, Hebert JC. Ann Surg. 2009;250:316-321.

STUDY

Improving operating room safety.

Hurlbert SN, Garrett J. Patient Saf Surg. 2009;3:25.

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Factors associated with disclosure of medical errors by housestaff.

Kronman AC, Paasche-Orlow M, Orlander JD. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:271-278.

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Resident participation does not affect surgical outcomes, despite introduction of new techniques.

Patel SP, Gauger PG, Brown DL, Englesbe MJ, Cederna PS. J Am Coll Surg. 2010;211:540-545.

STUDY

Action research, simulation, team communication, and bringing the tacit into voice. Society for Simulation in Healthcare.

Forsythe L. Simul Healthc. 2009;4:143-148.

COMMENTARY

The normalization of deviance: what are the perioperative risks?

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

STUDY

Attitudinal changes resulting from repetitive training of operating room personnel using high-fidelity simulation at the point of care.

Paige JT, Kozmenko V, Yang T, et al. Am Surg. 2009;75:584-591.

STUDY

Surgical case listing accuracy: failure analysis at a high-volume academic medical center.

Cima RR, Hale C, Kollengode A, Rogers JC, Cassivi SD, Deschamps C. Arch Surg. 2010;145:641-646.

STUDY

Handing over patient care: is it just the old broken telephone game?

Zendejas B, Ali SM, Huebner M, Farley DR. J Surg Educ. 2011;68:465-471.

BOOK/REPORT

Annual Benchmarking Report: Malpractice Risks in Surgery.

Cambridge, MA: CRICO/RMF Strategies; 2010.

STUDY

Changes in safety attitude and relationship to decreased postoperative morbidity and mortality following implementation of a checklist-based surgical safety intervention.

Haynes AB, Weiser TG, Berry WR, et al; Safe Surgery Saves Lives Study Group. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:102-107.

STUDY

The influence of resident involvement on surgical outcomes.

Raval MV, Wang X, Cohen ME, et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2011;212:889-898.

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