The top 10 list for a safe and effective sign-out.

Clinton D Kemp; Jonathan M Bath; Jonathan Berger; Aaron Bergsman; Trevor Ellison; Katherine Emery; Jacqueline Garonzik-Wang; Helen G Hui-Chou; Skye C Mayo; Oscar K Serrano; Sachin Shridharani; Kashif Zuberi; Pamela A Lipsett; Julie A Freischlag

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The top 10 list for a safe and effective sign-out.

November 5, 2008

Kemp CD, Bath JM, Berger J, et al. Arch Surg. 2008;143(10):1008-10.

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Drawing on their personal experiences and a review of current literature, surgical interns at The Johns Hopkins Hospital developed a method for performing safe sign-outs.

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