"Team time-out" and surgical safety—experiences in 12,390 neurosurgical patients.

Ági Oszvald; Hartmut Vatter; Christian Byhahn; Volker Seifert; Erdem Güresir

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"Team time-out" and surgical safety—experiences in 12,390 neurosurgical patients.

November 14, 2012

Oszvald Á, Vatter H, Byhahn C, et al. Neurosurg Focus. 2012;33(5).

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Implementation of an advanced perioperative checklist, which included a requirement for a team time-out, improved patient safety in a German neurosurgery department.

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