Surgical site signing and "time out": Issues of compliance or complacence

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2577-2580

  Johnston, Geoffrey ^a   Ekert, Lee ^a   Pally, Elliott ^a  

^a ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PERFORMANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN INCISION; SURGEON; SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449789126     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.H.01615     Document Type: Article

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