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Archive > January, 2011 Vol. XII, No. 1

Ideas That Work

Ring a bell, take a time out

Bell Silences OR, Signals It's Time Out Time
What good is taking a surgical time out if surgeons and staff are paying more attention to their digital devices or to the blaring music than to the time out? Yes, distractions and noise pollution are unfortunate realities in many of today's ORs. That's why before we take a time out in our ORs, we ring a concierge bell to focus the entire surgical team's attention on the time out. Then, and only then, do we confirm the patient, the site and the procedure.

Vinod Malhotra, MD
Clinical Director of Operating Rooms
Weill Cornell Medical Center
New York, N.Y.
vmalhotr@med.cornell.edu

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