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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Do no harm: promoting patient safety.

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

COMMENTARY

The Wild West: Patient Safety in Office-Based Anesthesia

Kaushal R, Upadhyayula S, Gaba DM, Leape LL. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2006.

STUDY

Observational assessment of surgical teamwork: a feasibility study.

Undre S, Healey AN, Darzi A, Vincent CA. World J Surg. 2006;30:1774-1783.

STUDY

Time of day effects on the incidence of anesthetic adverse events.

Wright MC, Phillips-Bute B, Mark JB, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15:258-263.

COMMENTARY

Right? Left? Neither!

Howell EA, Chassin MR. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2006.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Patient Safety and the Invitational Conference on Contemporary Surgical Quality, Safety and Transparency.

Amer Surg. 2006;72:985-1149

STUDY

Bridging the communication gap in the operating room with medical team training.

Awad SS, Fagan SP, Bellows C, et al. Am J Surg. 2005;190:770-774.

STUDY

Representative case series from public hospital admissions 1998 II: surgical adverse events.

Briant R, Morton J, Lay-Yee R, Davis P, Ali W. N Z Med J. 2005;118:U1591.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

AORN Guidance Statement: Safe Medication Practices in Perioperative Settings Across the Life Span.

AORN J. 2006;84:276-278, 280-283.

COMMENTARY

Counting for patient safety.

Watson DS. AORN J. 2006;84:273-275.

STUDY

Error or "act of God"? A study of patients' and operating room team members' perceptions of error definition, reporting, and disclosure.

Espin S, Levinson W, Regehr G, Baker GR, Lingard L. Surgery. 2006;139:6-14.

STUDY

The 80-hour work guidelines and resident survey perceptions of quality.

Biller CK, Antonacci AC, Pelletier S, et al. J Surg Res. 2006;135:275-281.

COMMENTARY

Implementing the World Health Organization surgical safety checklist: a model for future perioperative initiatives.

Styer KA, Ashley SW, Schmidt S, Zive EM, Eappen S. AORN J. 2011;94:590-598.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Surgical errors: new products, protocols help slash the risks.

Williamson JE. Healthcare Purchasing News. January 2006;30:22-25.

STUDY

Operating room briefings and wrong-site surgery.

Makary MA, Mukherjee A, Sexton BJ, et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2007;204:236-243.

STUDY

Wrong-side/wrong-site, wrong-procedure, and wrong-patient adverse events: are they preventable?

Seiden SC, Barach P. Arch Surg. 2006;141:931-939.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

Surgical Care Improvement Project.

National SCIP Partnership, Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality, 14000 Quail Springs Parkway, Suite 400, Oklahoma City, OK, 73134.

COMMENTARY

A nurse-led approach to developing and implementing a collaborative count policy.

Norton EK, Micheli AJ, Gedney J, Felkerson TM. AORN J. 2012;95:222-227.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

Statement on the prevention of retained foreign bodies after surgery.

Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons; October 2005.

STUDY

Patterns of communication breakdowns resulting in injury to surgical patients.

Greenberg CC, Regenbogen SE, Studdert DM, et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2007;204:533-540.

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