Wrong-Site and Wrong-Patient Procedures in the Universal Protocol Era
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Universal protocol for preventing wrong site, wrong procedure, wrong person surgery.
q Pre-operative verification process o Purpose: To ensure that all of the relevant documents and studies are available prior to the start of the procedure and that they have been reviewed and are consistent with each other and with the patient’s expectations and with the team’s understanding of the intended patient, procedure, site and, as applicable, any implants. Missing information or discre...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Surgery
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0004-0010
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2010.185