Commentary Systems approach to reduce errors in surgery. Citation Text: Dankelman J, Grimbergen CA. Systems approach to reduce errors in surgery. Surg Endosc. 2005;19(8):1017-21. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL August 3, 2005 Dankelman J, Grimbergen CA. Surg Endosc. 2005;19(8):1017-21. View more articles from the same authors. The authors outline the systems approach to minimizing surgical error. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Dankelman J, Grimbergen CA. Systems approach to reduce errors in surgery. Surg Endosc. 2005;19(8):1017-21. 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