Wrong body part, wrong patient surgeries continue despite new procedures.

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Wrong body part, wrong patient surgeries continue despite new procedures.

June 8, 2011

Rojas-Burke J.

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This newspaper article discusses wrong-site surgeries and explores why the number of reported errors has not changed despite adoption of the Universal Protocol and other safety policies.

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