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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Do no harm: promoting patient safety.

Ellis K. Surgicenteronline.com [serial online]. May 1, 2006.

STUDY

Surgical management and outcomes of 165 colonoscopic perforations from a single institution.

Iqbal CW, Cullinane DC, Schiller HJ, et al. Arch Surg. 2008;143:701-707.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Final five: ASCs told to target patient safety.

Rollins G. Hosp Health Netw. December 2007.

STUDY

Violations of behavioral practices revealed in closed claims reviews.

Griffen FD, Stephens LS, Alexander JB, et al. Ann Surg. 2008;248:468-474.

STUDY

What is the safety of nonemergent operative procedures performed at night?

Turrentine FE, Wang H, Young JS, Calland JF. J Trauma. 2010;69:313-319.

STUDY

Postoperative video debriefing reduces technical errors in laparoscopic surgery.

Hamad GG, Brown MT, Clavijo-Alvarez JA. Am J Surg. 2007;194:110-114.

STUDY

Persistent next-day effects of excessive alcohol consumption on laparoscopic surgical performance.

Gallagher AG, Boyle E, Toner P, et al. Arch Surg. 2011;146:419-426.

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Poor resident–attending intraoperative communication may compromise patient safety.

Belyansky I, Martin TR, Prabhu AS, et al. J Surg Res. 2011;171:386-394.

STUDY

The "July phenomenon": is trauma the exception?

Schroeppel TJ, Fischer PE, Magnotti LJ, Croce MA, Fabian TC. J Am Coll Surg. 2009;209:378-384.

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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Integration of a formalized handoff system into the surgical curriculum: resident perspectives and early results.

Telem DA, Buch KE, Ellis S, Coakley B, Divino CM. Arch Surg. 2011;146:89-93.

STUDY

Seasoned surgeons assessed in a laparoscopic surgical crisis.

Powers K, Rehrig ST, Schwaitzberg SD, Callery MP, Jones DB. J Gastrointest Surg. 2009;13:994-1003.

STUDY

Physicians' perceptions, preparedness for reporting, and experiences related to impaired and incompetent colleagues.

DesRoches CM, Rao SR, Fromson JA, et al. JAMA. 2010;304:187-193.

STUDY

The impact of resident duty hour reform on hospital readmission rates among Medicare beneficiaries.

Press MJ, Silber JH, Rosen AK, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2011;26:405-411.

STUDY

Surgical site infections in colon surgery: the patient, the procedure, the hospital, and the surgeon.

Hübner M, Diana M, Zanetti G, Eisenring M, Demartines N, Troillet N. Arch Surg. 2011;146:1240-1245.

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Surgeon's vigilance in the operating room.

Zheng B, Tien G, Atkins SM, et al. Am J Surg. 2011;201:667-671.

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Optimising surgical training: use of feedback to reduce errors during a simulated surgical procedure.

Boyle E, Al-Akash M, Gallagher AG, Traynor O, Hill AD, Neary PC. Postgrad Med J. 2011;87:524-528.

STUDY

The Oxford NOTECHS System: reliability and validity of a tool for measuring teamwork behaviour in the operating theatre.

Mishra A, Catchpole K, McCulloch P. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009;18:104-108.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Human costs of training doctors.

Dunklin R, Goetinck Ambrose S, Egerton B. Dallas Morning News. August 1, 2010:A01.

STUDY

A prospective study of patient safety in the operating room.

Christian CK, Gustafson ML, Roth EM, et al. Surgery. 2006;139:159-173.

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