Office surgery safety: The myths and truths behind the Florida moratoria - Six years of Florida data

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 786-787

  Guy, Roxanne J ^a  

^a Brevard Plastic Surgery and Skin Treatment Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINOPLASTY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; LAW; LIPOSUCTION; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SURGICAL SCIENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33748267088     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000233995.80094.b4     Document Type: Note

References (6)

1. Vila, H., Soto, R., Cantor, A. B., et al. Comparative outcomes analysis of procedures performed in physician offices and ambulatory surgery centers. Arch. Surg. 138: 991, 2003.
2. Coldiron, B., Fisher, A. H., Adelman, E., et al. Adverse event reporting: Lessons learned from 4 years of Florida office data. Dermatol. Surg. 31: 1079, 2005.
3. Coldiron, B. Patient injuries from surgical procedures performed in medical offices (Letter). J.A.M.A. 285: 2582, 2001.
4. Guttman, C. Office-based surgery deaths: Who is most at fault? Cosmet. Surg. Times 4: 6, 2005.
5. Keyes, G. R., Singer, R., Iverson, R. E., et al. Analysis of outpatient surgery center safety using an internet-based quality improvement and peer review program. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 113: 1760, 2004.
6. Bitar, G., Mullis, W., Jacobs W., et al. Safety and efficacy of office-based surgery with monitored anesthesia care/sedation in 4778 consecutive plastic surgery procedures (Comment). Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 112: 1489, 2003.