A surgical procedure grid for safety and operating room communication in multisite surgery.

Louis F. Insalaco; Jeffrey H. Spiegel

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A surgical procedure grid for safety and operating room communication in multisite surgery.

January 31, 2018

Insalaco LF, Spiegel JH. JAMA Facial Plast Surg. 2018;20(3):185-186.

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Wrong-patient and wrong-site surgeries are considered never events. This commentary describes a tool developed to decrease confusion in plastic surgery. The authors envision the tool to enhance team communication and preparation, which should reduce risk of wrong-site surgery.

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