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Safety hazards in abdominal surgery related to communication between surgical and anesthesia unit personnel found in a Swedish nationwide survey.

Katarina GöranssonJohan LundbergOlle LjungqvistElisabet OhlssonGabriel Sandblom
Published in: Patient safety in surgery (2016)
One repeatedly occurring hazard endangering patient safety was related to communication between surgical and anesthesia unit personnel. Strategies to reduce this hazard are suggested, but further research is required to test their effectiveness.
Keyphrases
  • patient safety
  • quality improvement
  • randomized controlled trial
  • systematic review