Why isn't 'time out' being implemented? An exploratory study.

Brigid M. Gillespie; Wendy Chaboyer; Marianne Wallis; Clare Fenwick

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Why isn't 'time out' being implemented? An exploratory study.

March 31, 2010

Gillespie BM, Chaboyer W, Wallis M, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19(2):103-6.

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This qualitative study used interviews with nurses, anesthesiologists, and surgeons to explore reasons for the suboptimal use of preoperative time outs.

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