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Editorial

. 2021 Aug;30(8):613-617.

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2020-012600. Epub 2021 Mar 23.

Time out! Rethinking surgical safety: more than just a checklist

Matthew B Weinger¹

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¹ Center for Research and Innovation in Systems Safety (CRISS) and the Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA matt.weinger@vumc.org.

PMID: 33758034
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2020-012600

Editorial

Time out! Rethinking surgical safety: more than just a checklist

Matthew B Weinger. BMJ Qual Saf. 2021 Aug.

. 2021 Aug;30(8):613-617.

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2020-012600. Epub 2021 Mar 23.

Author

Matthew B Weinger¹

Affiliation

¹ Center for Research and Innovation in Systems Safety (CRISS) and the Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA matt.weinger@vumc.org.

PMID: 33758034
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2020-012600

No abstract available

Keywords: health policy; health services research; healthcare quality improvement.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Timeout procedure in paediatric surgery: effective tool or lip service? A randomised prospective observational study.
Muensterer OJ, Kreutz H, Poplawski A, Goedeke J. Muensterer OJ, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2021 Aug;30(8):622-627. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2020-012001. Epub 2021 Feb 25. BMJ Qual Saf. 2021. PMID: 33632757 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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