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ACOG Committee Opinion #464: patient safety in the surgical environment.
ACOG Committee on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement. Obstet Gynecol. 2010;116:786-790.

This revision of the 2006 committee statement provides a series of recommendations responding to issues that contribute to errors within the operative theater and highlights checklists as one approach to improvement.
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