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STUDY

Violations of behavioral practices revealed in closed claims reviews.

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

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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.

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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.

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Postoperative video debriefing reduces technical errors in laparoscopic surgery.

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

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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.

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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.

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Adverse event reporting: lessons learned from 4 years of Florida office data.

Coldiron B, Fisher AH, Adelman E, et al. Dermatol Surg. 2005;31(pt 1):1079-1092; discussion 1093.

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The influence of resident involvement on surgical outcomes.

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

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Family of woman who died after a medical error joins hospital's safety panel.

Shelton DL. Chicago Tribune. October 7, 2011.

REVIEW

Role of intraoperative cholangiography in avoiding bile duct injury.

Massarweh NN, Flum DR. J Am Coll Surg. 2007;204:656-664.

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Proficiency-based virtual reality training significantly reduces the error rate for residents during their first 10 laparoscopic cholecystectomies.

Ahlberg G, Enochsson L, Gallagher AG, et al. Am J Surg. 2007;193:797-804.

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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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.

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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.

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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.

REVIEW

How strong is the evidence for the use of perioperative beta blockers in non-cardiac surgery? Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

Devereaux PJ, Beattie WS, Choi PT, et al. BMJ. 2005;331:313-321.

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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.

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What ring tone should be used for patient safety? Early results with a Blackberry-based telementoring safety solution.

Parker A, Rubinfeld I, Azuh O, et al. Am J Surg. 2010;199:336-341.

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