How to avoid the 'seven deadly sins of surgery.'

Roger Kirby; Ben Challacombe; Prokar Dasgupta; John M. Fitzpatrick

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How to avoid the 'seven deadly sins of surgery.'

March 14, 2012

Kirby R, Challacombe B, Dasgupta P, et al. BJU Int. 2012;109(2):171-3.

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This commentary briefly reviews key problems that contribute to unsafe surgery.

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