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Increasing patient safety and surgical team communication by using a count/time out board.
Edel EM. AORN J. 2010;92:420-424.

This commentary describes one hospital's successful use of a dry-erase board to facilitate teamwork and communication in the operating room to prevent retained foreign objects.
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