Duplication of surgical site marking.

James S. Davis; Jagajan Karmacharya; Carl Schulman

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Duplication of surgical site marking.

November 27, 2012

Davis JS, Karmacharya J, Schulman C. J Patient Saf. 2012;8(4):151-2.

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Describing a case of duplicate surgical site markings on a patient's legs, this article reveals how hospital protocol and medical record review prevented wrong-site surgery.

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