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Dual surgeon operating to improve patient safety.

September 29, 2021

Ellis R, Hardie JA, Summerton DJ, et al. Surg. 2021;59(7):752-756.

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Many non-urgent, non-cancer surgeries were postponed or canceled during COVID-19 surges resulting in a potential loss of surgeons’ “currency”. This commentary discusses the benefits of, and barriers to, dual surgeon operating as a way to increase currency as elective surgeries are resumed.

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