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Avoiding Wrong-Site Surgery
JAMA Performance Improvement: Do No Harm
English - November 28, 2017 16:00 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MB - ★★★★ - 23 ratingsMedicine Health & Fitness Science medicine jama jamanetwork performanceimprovement Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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There are about 500 wrong-site surgeries performed in the United States every year. Simple maneuvers can minimize the risk for these occurring. This JAMA Performance Improvement podcast reviews a case of wrong-site surgery and discusses potential ways to avoid it.
Interviewees include Armando Giuliano, MD, Harry Sax, MD, Kathryn Englehart, MD, and David Baker, MD, from The Joint Commission.
Read the article: Wrong-Site Surgery
Author Affiliations:
Kathryn Englehart, MD, Research Fellow, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University