Quantifying and characterizing adverse events in dermatologic surgery.

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Quantifying and characterizing adverse events in dermatologic surgery.

May 15, 2013

O'Neill JL, Lee YS, Solomon JA, et al. Dermatol Surg. 2013;39(6):872-878.

This prospective study found that the rate of adverse events in outpatient dermatologic surgery was very low, occurring in approximately 1 in 50 cases.

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