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Instrument readiness: an important link to patient safety.
McNamara SA. AORN J. 2011;93:160-164.

This commentary reviews steps to identify, sterilize, and prepare instruments before surgery that, if not conducted in a multidisciplinary and respectful way, can cause stress and increase potential for error.
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