Navigating towards improved surgical safety using aviation-based strategies.

Lillian S. Kao; Eric J. Thomas

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Navigating towards improved surgical safety using aviation-based strategies.

April 9, 2008

Kao LS, Thomas EJ. J Surg Res. 2008;145(2):327-35.

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This review summarizes the strategies used in aviation to improve safety and describes how these methods can be used in surgery, along with their limitations.

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