ACOG Committee Opinion #464: patient safety in the surgical environment.

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ACOG Committee Opinion #464: patient safety in the surgical environment.

February 15, 2006

Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2010;116(3).

This revision of the 2006 committee statement provides a series of recommendations responding to issues that contribute to errors within the operative theater and highlights checklists as one approach to improvement.

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