Ensuring correct surgery in the Veterans Health Administration.
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Step 2: Mark Site Within the OR when the patient is present and prior to beginning the procedure, OR staff must verbally confirm through a “time out”: presence of the correct patient *patient properly positioned* marking of the correct site and side procedure to be performed availability of the correct implant OR staff shall ask the patient to state (NOT confirm): their full name full SSN or date of birth site for the procedure The consent form must include:
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Incorrect surgical procedures within and outside of the operating room.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- OR manager
دوره 19 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003