Advances in perioperative quality and safety.

Kathryn T. Anderson; Rachel Appelbaum; Marisa A. Bartz-Kurycki; KuoJen Tsao; Marybeth Browne

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Advances in perioperative quality and safety.

June 13, 2018

Anderson KT, Appelbaum R, Bartz-Kurycki MA, et al. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2018;27(2):92-101.

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Clinical skill development in surgery is evolving beyond technical expertise as focus has shifted to how teamwork and human factors affect safety. This commentary describes three key activities associated with surgical safety efforts, including monitoring surgical quality through national data analysis, bundling field-tested processes to prevent surgical site infections, and utilizing surgical checklists.

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