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Surgical Complications

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•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (224)

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•Quality Improvement Strategies (205)

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•Specialization of Care (25)

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•Health Care Providers (642)

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STUDY

Impact of preoperative briefings on operating room delays.

Nundy S, Mukherjee A, Sexton JB, et al. Arch Surg. 2008;143:1068-1072.

STUDY

Interruptions and miscommunications in surgery: an observational study.

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

COMMENTARY

Reducing surgical complications.

Griffin FA. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007;33:660-665.

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.

STUDY

Development and pilot evaluation of a preoperative briefing protocol for cardiovascular surgery.

Henrickson SE, Wadhera RK, ElBardissi AW, Wiegmann DA, Sundt TM. J Am Coll Surg. 2009;208:1115-1123.

COMMENTARY classic

Case 34-2010: a 65-year-old woman with an incorrect operation on the left hand.

Ring DC, Herndon JH, Meyer GS. N Engl J Med. 2010;363:1950-1957.

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.

STUDY

Improving operating room safety.

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

COMMENTARY

Executive summary of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Presidential Task Force on Patient Safety in the Office Setting: reinvigorating safety in office-based gynecologic surgery.

Erickson TB, Kirkpatrick DH, DeFrancesco MS, Lawrence HC III. Obstet Gynecol. 2010;115:147-151.

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

A surgical safety checklist to reduce morbidity and mortality in a global population.

Haynes AB, Weiser TG, Berry WR, et al; for the Safe Surgery Saves Lives Study Group. N Engl J Med. 2009;360:491-499.

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

Use of failure mode and effects analysis for proactive identification of communication and handoff failures from organ procurement to transplantation.

Steinberger DM, Douglas SV, Kirschbaum MS. Prog Transplant. 2009;19:208-215.

COMMENTARY

Surgical team training: promoting high reliability with nontechnical skills.

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

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 Inside of a Time Out

Feldman DL. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2008.

COMMENTARY

Sleep deprivation, elective surgical procedures, and informed consent.

Nurok M, Czeisler CA, Lehmann LS. N Engl J Med. 2010;363:2577-2579.

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.

REVIEW

Detecting adverse events in dermatologic surgery.

Pinney D, Pearce DJ, Feldman SR. Dermatol Surg. 2010;36:8-14.

STUDY

Can aviation-based team training elicit sustainable behavioral change?

Sax HC, Browne P, Mayewski RJ, et al. Arch Surg. 2009;144:1133-1137.

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