Surgical adverse events: a systematic review.

Oliver Anderson; Rachel Davis; George B. Hanna; Charles A. Vincent

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Surgical adverse events: a systematic review.

August 15, 2013

Anderson O, Davis R, Hanna GB, et al. Am J Surg. 2013;206(2):253-62.

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This systematic review estimates that approximately 1 in 20 surgical patients experiences a preventable adverse event, most of which are related to periprocedural care and not errors of surgical technique.

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