Surgical site signing and "time out": issues of compliance or complacence.

Geoffrey Johnston; Lee Ekert; Elliott Pally

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Surgical site signing and "time out": issues of compliance or complacence.

January 13, 2010

Johnston G, Ekert L, Pally E. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91(11):2577-80.

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Adherence to measures to prevent wrong-site surgery remained lower than optimal over a 2-year period, in this study conducted at two teaching hospitals in Canada.

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