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Archive > October, 2007 Vol. VIII, No. 10

Safety

Is Your Wrong-site Surgery Protocol Foolproof?

Anthony Ardire, MD, MPH, CPE

Preventing surgery on the wrong body part or patient is the aim of the Joint Commission's universal protocols. So why do these so-called "never events" still happen? Because the surgical timeout is sometimes seen as a speed bump on the road to surgical efficiency and not an integral part of the facility's culture of safety and communication.

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