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NewsChild's wrong-eye surgery emphasizes importance of pre-surgery 'time out'
Check that your universal protocols are being enforced to prevent the kind of tragic mistake that ended with a physician operating on a the wrong eye of a young boy. Yesterday, the physician told the Read more...
VA study: Communication is main cause of surgical errors
Surgical never-events have attreacted lots of national attention recently, particularly the case of a Rhode Island hospital which saw five wrong-side or wrong-part surgeries over the past two years Read more...
At Mayo, pre-operative briefings lead to fewer errors
A Mayo Clinic pilot project has concluded that when the surgical team participates in a preoperative briefing prior to cardiac surgery, it leads to improved communication, fewer errors and lower Read more...
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