Wrong site surgery in otolaryngology–head and neck surgery.

Tzyy-Nong Liou; Brian Nussenbaum

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Wrong site surgery in otolaryngology–head and neck surgery.

June 26, 2013

Liou T-N, Nussenbaum B. Laryngoscope. 2014;124(1):104-109.

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This review discusses wrong site surgery in otolaryngology, along with preventive strategies such as the Universal Protocol, the WHO checklist, and radiofrequency identification tags.

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