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Study: Anesthesia Awareness May Trigger Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Nearly two-thirds of patients who experienced intraoperative awareness suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder 5 years after their surgeries, a...

Trained Providers Lower Propofol Risks

The airway complication risks associated with the use of propofol during advanced endoscopic procedures are lower when trained professionals deliver...

Wrong-Site Errors Plague Nerve Blocks, Too

A study examining the frequency and causes of wrong-site injections in pain management procedures recommends strict use of the Universal Protocol in...


	Archive > October, 2008	Vol. IX, No. 10

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Zero Tolerance for Wrong-site Surgery

Charlene DiNobile, RN, MEd, CNOR, CNAA, CST; and Lisa Reed, CST, RN, MS, CNOR

Any number of factors, from a lack of adequate pre-surgical planning to a failure to follow proper procedures, can result in a wrong-site surgery. Let's review the best practices for avoiding this devastating error.

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