Development of trigger tools for surveillance of adverse events in ambulatory surgery.

Haytham M A Kaafarani; Amy K. Rosen; Jonathan R. Nebeker; Stephanie L. Shimada; Hillary J. Mull; Peter E. Rivard; Lucy A. Savitz; Amy Helwig; Marlena H. Shin; Kamal M F Itani

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Development of trigger tools for surveillance of adverse events in ambulatory surgery.

November 10, 2010

Kaafarani HMA, Rosen AK, Nebeker JR, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19(5):425-9.

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Ambulatory surgery remains a relatively understudied area of patient safety. This article proposes a novel trigger tool for detecting postoperative adverse events after ambulatory surgical procedures.

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