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Commentary
Current challenges and future perspectives for patient safety in surgery.
March 12, 2014
Stahel PF, Mauffrey C, Butler N. Patient Saf Surg. 2014;8(1):9.
Communication failures are a common cause of patient harm in surgical settings. This commentary reviews safety challenges in this setting and describes how models used by NASA and the FAA can be applied in health care to improve safety culture, education, and surgeon leadership.
