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STUDY
Preventing wrong site, procedure, and patient events using a common cause analysis.
Mallett R, Conroy M, Saslaw LZ, Moffatt-Bruce S. Am J Med Qual. 2012;27:21-29.
ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES
Safe Site Invasive Procedure—Non-Operating Room.
Bloomington, MN: Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement; 2010.
STUDY
Wrong site surgery near misses and actual occurrences.
Blanco M, Clarke JR, Martindell D. AORN J. 2009;90:215-222.
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Incorrect surgical procedures within and outside of the operating room.
Neily J, Mills PD, Eldridge N, et al. Arch Surg. 2009;144:1028-1034.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
The pain of wrong site surgery.
Boodman SG. Washington Post. June 21, 2011:E1.
COMMENTARY
Retained surgical items and minimally invasive surgery.
Gibbs VC. World J Surg. 2011;35:1532-1539.
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Operating room briefings and wrong-site surgery.
Makary MA, Mukherjee A, Sexton BJ, et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2007;204:236-243.
COMMENTARY
Reducing surgical complications.
Griffin FA. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007;33:660-665.
STUDY
Identifying opportunities for quality improvement in surgical site infection prevention.
Gagliardi AR, Eskicioglu C, McKenzie M, Fenech D, Nathens A, McLeod R. Am J Infect Control. 2009;37:398-402.
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
Inadvertent Castration.
Calland JF. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. January 2004.
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Operating room teamwork among physicians and nurses: teamwork in the eye of the beholder.
Makary MA, Sexton JB, Freischlag JA, et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2006;202:746-752.
STUDY
Improved operating room teamwork via SAFETY prep: a rural community hospital's experience.
Paige JT, Aaron DL, Yang T, Howell DS, Chauvin SW. World J Surg. 2009;33:1181-1187.
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.
REVIEW
Can we make postoperative patient handovers safer? A systematic review of the literature.
Segall N, Bonifacio AS, Schroeder RA, et al; Durham VA Patient Safety Center of Inquiry. Anesth Analg. 2012;115:102-115.
STUDY
Incorrect surgical procedures within and outside of the operating room: a follow-up report.
Neily J, Mills PD, Eldridge N, et al. Arch Surg. 2011;146 1235-1239.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Doctor uses 'pre-flight' checklist.
Bernhard B. The Orange County Register. April 19, 2006.
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