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Archive > December, 2005 Vol. VI, No. 12

Keep Wrong-site Surgery Out of Your OR

More than markers and timeouts: Building a culture of safety requires awareness, communication and support.

Patrice L. Spath, BA, RHIT

Any surgery performed at the wrong site, on the wrong patient or with the wrong procedure exacts a heavy toll on a patient's life, a surgeon's career and a facility's reputation. It's undeniable that human factors introduce the potential for error into every process, even carefully planned processes. But wrong-site errors are ultimately preventable, and must remain so. Here's how you can keep wrong-site surgery prevention a chief priority in your ORs.

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