Surgical complications: disclosing adverse events and medical errors.
Wang AS, Eisen DB. Surgical complications: disclosing adverse events and medical errors. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2013;68(1):144-6. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2012.09.008.
This commentary presents a scenario involving a possible retained surgical object and reviews how to disclose such an error to a patient.