Wrong-site surgeries seen as rare, preventable
Healthcare Benchmarks and Quality Improvement 13(7): 79-81
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 1541-1052 PMID: 16922117 Document Number: 601880
Number of wrong-site surgeries conducted on limbs or organs other than the spine occurred once in every 112,994 operations. Degree of harm was low in the instances found in the study. Hospitals seem to be confused about processes JCAHO is recommending.
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