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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Hospital tells of surgery on wrong side.
Smith S. Boston Globe. July 4, 2008;Metro section:1A.
STUDY
Variation in surgical time-out and site marking within pediatric otolaryngology.
Shah RK, Arjmand E, Roberson DW, Deutsch E, Derkay C. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011;137:69-73.
COMMENTARY
Surgical site verification: A through Z.
Dunn D. J Perianesth Nurs. 2006;21:317-328.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Medical mistakes unhappy reality.
Young A. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. May 3, 2009:B1. 
STUDYclassic
Operating room briefings and wrong-site surgery.
Makary MA, Mukherjee A, Sexton BJ, et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2007;204:236-243.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Wrong body part, wrong patient surgeries continue despite new procedures.
Rojas-Burke J. The Oregonian. May 25, 2011.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Doctor uses 'pre-flight' checklist.
Bernhard B. The Orange County Register. April 19, 2006.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
The pain of wrong site surgery.
Boodman SG. Washington Post. June 21, 2011:E1.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Surgeon operates on wrong knee at Miriam Hospital.
Freyer FJ. Providence Journal. September 20, 2008.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Most surgery in wrong spot done on spine: 11 such cases found in state since 2006.
Smith S. Boston Globe. July 30, 2008;Metro section:1A.
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A 62-year-old woman with skin cancer who experienced wrong-site surgery.
Gallagher TH. JAMA. 2009;302:669-677.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Another wrong-site surgery at RI Hospital.
Freyer FJ. Providence Journal. October 24, 2009.
MEASUREMENT TOOL/INDICATOR
AORN Evaluation of the Universal Protocol.
Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
The wrong foot, and other tales of surgical error.
Altman LK. New York Times. December 11, 2001;1:1.
COMMENTARY
The Other Side.
Vincent C. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. October 2003.
COMMENTARY
Mark My Limb.
O'Leary DS, Jacott WE. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. December 2004.
STUDY
Causes of near misses: perceptions of perioperative nurses.
Cohoon B. AORN J. 2011;93:551-565.
COMMENTARY
Right? Left? Neither!
Howell EA, Chassin MR. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2006.
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