Patient Safety in Surgery.

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Patient Safety in Surgery.

February 14, 2018

Stahel PF, ed. BioMed Central. ISSN: 1754-9493.

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The specialty of surgery draws from both clinical and nontechnical skills for generalists and subspecialists to support safe care delivery. This journal covers a range of topics from discussions on technical challenges in the operating room to explorations on how team, communication, and leadership factors affect the safety of surgical care.

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