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October 15, 2014 - Another surgeon's error: must you tell the patient?
October 15, 2014
Moffatt-Bruce SD, Denlinger CE, Sade RM. Another surgeon's error: must you tell the patient? Ann Thorac
Surg. 2014;98(2):396-401. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.04.073.
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July 10, 2008 - Study
How surgeons disclose medical errors to patients: a study using standardized patients.
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Chan DK, Gallagher TH, Reznick R, et al. How surgeons disclose medical errors to patients: a study using standardized patients. Surgery. 2005;138(5):851-8.
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April 05, 2017 - Study
Surgeons don't know what they don't know about the safe use of energy in surgery.
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Feldman LS, Fuchshuber PR, Jones DB, et al. Surgeons don't know what they don't know about the safe use of energy in surgery. Surg Endosc. 2012;26(10):2735-9.
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February 21, 2015 - Discussing harm-causing errors with patients: an ethics
primer for plastic surgeons.
February 21, 2015
Vercler CJ, Buchman SR, Chung KC. Discussing harm-causing errors with patients: an ethics primer for
plastic surgeons. Ann Plast Surg. 2015;74(2):140-144. doi:10.1097/SAP.0000000000000217.
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April 27, 2016 - Surgeons must tell patients of double-booked surgeries,
new guidelines say.
April 27, 2016
Abelson J, Staltzman J. Boston Globe. April 13, 2016.
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Although scheduling overlapping surgeries may improve operating room e…
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October 15, 2018 - Fact Sheet/FAQs
What is Correct-Site Surgery?
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What is Correct-Site Surgery? American College of Surgeons.
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September 18, 2019 - When is a doctor too old for the job?
September 18, 2019
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Potential deterioration of an aging surgeon's technical abilities is an emerging patient safety concern. This
magazine article discusses how implementing policies and activities to assess the ability of sur…
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April 15, 2015 - Hospital credentialing and privileging of surgeons: a
potential safety blind spot.
April 15, 2015
Pradarelli J, Campbell D, Dimick JB. Hospital credentialing and privileging of surgeons: a potential safety
blind spot. JAMA. 2015;313(13):1313-4. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.1943.
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January 19, 2024 - Disclosure of errors in surgical procedures.
January 19, 2024
Ryan M, Mekel M, Sinha MS. UptoDate. November 20, 2023.
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Error disclosure is fundamental to addressing harm and psychological distress after medical error. This
review highlights issues a…
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July 10, 2008 - The impact of video games on training surgeons in the
21st century.
July 10, 2008
Rosser JC, Lynch PJ, Cuddihy L, et al. The impact of video games on training surgeons in the 21st century.
Arch Surg. 2007;142(2):181-6; discusssion 186.
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July 10, 2019 - Surgeons' opioid-prescribing habits are hard to kick.
July 10, 2019
Appleby J; Lucas E.
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Solutions to address the opioid epidemic should focus on both public health and individual behaviors. This
news article reports on an analysis of 5 y…
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July 24, 2008 - Bringing surgeons down to earth.
July 24, 2008
Landro L.
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This article reports on several pilot initiatives designed to improve safety culture in the operating room.
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April 02, 2014 - Book/Report
Acting on Concerns: Your Professional Responsibility.
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Acting on Concerns: Your Professional Responsibility. Shale S; The Royal College of Surgeons of England. London, UK: RCSENG Communications; 2013.
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November 26, 2008 - Perioperative Issues for Surgeons: Improving Patient
Safety and Outcomes.
November 26, 2008
Napolitano LM, ed. Surg Clin North Am. 2005;85(6):1061-1380.
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This issue focuses on the safety of surgical patients, with artic…
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October 16, 2018 - Patient Safety Resources for Clinicians.
October 16, 2018
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons; AAOS.
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This Web site includes patient safety-related materials for orthopedic surgeons such as checklists,
educational modules, tips, and American Acade…
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March 20, 2013 - What surgeons leave behind costs some patients dearly.
March 20, 2013
Eisler P.
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This newspaper article describes two incidents of retained surgical items and discusses the technological
solutions to prevent them.
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July 26, 2017 - Double-booked: when surgeons operate on two patients
at once.
July 26, 2017
Boodman SG. Kaiser Health News. July 12, 2017.
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Scheduling overlapping surgeries has gained recognition as a controversial practice in surgical care. This
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February 06, 2018 - Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect
Science.
February 6, 2018
Gawande A. New York, NY: Metropolitan Books; 2002. ISBN: 9780805063196.
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In Complications, Gawande reprises and builds on a series of feature articles, several writt…
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April 08, 2009 - Study
Factors compromising safety in surgery: stressful events in the operating room.
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Arora S, Hull L, Sevdalis N, et al. Factors compromising safety in surgery: stressful events in the operating room. Am J Surg. 2010;199(1):60-5. doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.07.036.
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April 12, 2017 - Enhancing Surgical Performance: A Primer in Non-
technical Skills.
April 12, 2017
Flin R, Youngson GG, Yule S. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press; 2015. ISBN: 9781482246322.
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Non-technical skill development is gaining attention as a way …