Therapeutic duplication on the general surgical wards.

Isabelle Huynh; Tania Rajendran

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Therapeutic duplication on the general surgical wards.

October 13, 2021

Huynh I, Rajendran T. BMJ Open Qual. 2021;10(3):e001363.

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Unintentional therapeutic duplication can lead to life-threatening complications. As part of a quality improvement project on a surgical ward, staff were educated about the risks of therapeutic duplication and strategies to decrease it. After one month of education and reminders, the rate of therapeutic duplication decreased by more than half.

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