Using Six Sigma to improve patient safety in the perioperative process.

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Using Six Sigma to improve patient safety in the perioperative process.

June 27, 2018

Galli BJ, Riebling N, Paraso C, Lehmann G, Yule M. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. July/August 2013;10:36-41.

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This magazine article describes how Six Sigma methods can be applied to enhance compliance with time outs and measures to improve surgical safety.

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