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Development and pilot evaluation of a preoperative briefing protocol for cardiovascular surgery.
Henrickson SE, Wadhera RK, ElBardissi AW, Wiegmann DA, Sundt TM. J Am Coll Surg. 2009;208:1115-1123.

This study demonstrated that a specialty-specific preoperative briefing tool decreased surgical flow disruptions and improved patient safety.
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