Patient safety in plastic surgery.

Andrew P. Trussler; Georges N. Tabbal

Commentary

Patient safety in plastic surgery.

September 12, 2012

Trussler AP, Tabbal GN. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013;130(3):470e-478e.

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This commentary outlines tactics to prevent complications in plastic surgery, including electronic medical records implementation and incident reporting.

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