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COMMENTARY
Surgical site verification: A through Z.
Dunn D. J Perianesth Nurs. 2006;21:317-328.
MEASUREMENT TOOL/INDICATOR
AORN Evaluation of the Universal Protocol.
Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Doing the "right" things to correct wrong-site surgery.
PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. June 2007;4:29, 32-45.
COMMENTARY
Right? Left? Neither!
Howell EA, Chassin MR. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2006.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Hospital tells of surgery on wrong side.
Smith S. Boston Globe. July 4, 2008;Metro section:1A.
FACT SHEET/FAQS
What is Correct-Site Surgery?
American College of Surgeons.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Safety in ASCs: putting patients first.
Dix K. Today's Surgicenter. December 1, 2006.
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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
How to avoid falling victim to a hospital mistake.
Cohen E. Empowered Patient. CNN.com. November 13, 2009.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
When it's surgery, don't get it wrong.
Grant T. Washington Post. July 22, 2008:HE01
MULTI-USE WEBSITE
Hydraulic Fluid Facts.
Duke University Health System.
FACT SHEET/FAQS
Ensuring Correct Surgery.
Ann Arbor, MI: VA National Center for Patient Safety; 2006.
COMMENTARY
New technology, new errors: how to prime an upgrade of an insulin infusion pump.
Rule AM, Drincic A, Galt KA. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007;33:155-162.
COMMENTARY
Inadvertent Castration.
Calland JF. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. January 2004.
MEASUREMENT TOOL/INDICATOR
Patient Engagement and Surgical Safety—Tool Development Survey.
World Alliance for Patient Safety, World Health Organization.
STUDY
Availability of Spanish prescription labels.
Sharif I, Lo S, Ozuah PO. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2006;17:65-69.
COMMENTARY
Improving heparin safety: a multidisciplinary invited conference.
Peterson C, Ham CW, Vanderveen T. Hosp Pharm. 2008;43:491-497.
FACT SHEET/FAQS
Tips for Safer Surgery.
Surgical Care Improvement Project.
COMMENTARY
The impact of professionalism on safe surgical care.
Whittemore AD. J Vasc Surg. 2007;45:415-419.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
The consumer: and now, a warning about labels.
Franklin D. New York Times. October 25, 2005:F1.
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