The 'time-out' procedure: an institutional ethnography of how it is conducted in actual clinical practice.

Sandra Braaf; Elizabeth Manias; Robin Riley

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The 'time-out' procedure: an institutional ethnography of how it is conducted in actual clinical practice.

August 7, 2013

Braaf S, Manias E, Riley R. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22(8):647-55.

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This ethnographic study found that preoperative time outs were invariably not performed as recommended, in part due to production pressures. Similar findings were noted in a study of real-world surgical safety checklist usage.

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