Getting surgery right is more complex than it appears: A new look is needed at aberrant procedures

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 79, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 548-553

  Hugh, Thomas B ^a,b   Parker, David A ^c   Furnival, Colin ^d   Kennedy, John ^b   Atlas, Marcus ^e   Kearsley, James ^f  

^a St Vincent's Clinic ^*  (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT'S CLINIC   (Australia)

^c Sydney Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Research Institute   (Australia)

^d ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^f ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Wrong patient; Wrong procedure; Wrong prosthesis; Wrong side; Wrong site

Indexed keywords

BREAST SURGERY; CATARACT EXTRACTION; EAR SURGERY; EYE SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; KIDNEY SURGERY; KNEE SURGERY; MALPRACTICE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; WRONG SITE SURGERY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 68749085063     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2009.04988.x     Document Type: Review

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