Getting surgery right.

John R. Clarke; Janet Johnston; Edward D. Finley

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Getting surgery right.

March 3, 2011

Clarke JR, Johnston J, Finley ED. Ann Surg. 2007;246(3):395-403, discussion 403-5.

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This study examined instances of wrong-site surgery reported to authorities in Pennsylvania and sought to determine factors contributing to the error.

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