Quality and safety in surgery: challenges and opportunities.

Brian J Nasca; Karl Y. Bilimoria; Anthony D. Yang

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Quality and safety in surgery: challenges and opportunities.

September 8, 2021

Nasca BJ, Bilimoria KY, Yang AD. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2021;47(9):604-607.

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Surgical safety has made advances while new difficulties continuously emerge. This article suggests that the specialties capitalize on artificial intelligence and professional wellness as two avenues to generate sustainable safety progress.

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