A surgical procedure grid for safety and operating room communication in multisite surgery. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

A surgical procedure grid for safety and operating room communication in multisite surgery. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Commentary
 
• Published January 2018

A surgical procedure grid for safety and operating room communication in multisite surgery.

Insalaco LF, Spiegel JH. JAMA Facial Plast Surg. 2018 Jan 11; [Epub ahead of print].

Wrong-patient and wrong-site surgeries are considered never events. This commentary describes a tool developed to decrease confusion in plastic surgery. The authors envision the tool to enhance team communication and preparation, which should reduce risk of wrong-site surgery.

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