Avoiding wrong site surgery: a systematic review.

John Devine; Norman Chutkan; Daniel C. Norvell; Joseph R. Dettori

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Avoiding wrong site surgery: a systematic review.

May 26, 2010

Devine J, Chutkan N, Norvell DC, et al. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010;35(9 Suppl):S28-36.

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This systematic review of methods to prevent wrong-site surgery discusses the limitations of current preventive strategies, and proposes specific interventions to prevent wrong-site spinal surgery.

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