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Original research

• Identifying and categorising patient safety hazards in cardiovascular operating rooms using an interdisciplinary approach: a multisite study (5 May, 2012) Free

  Ayse P Gurses, George Kim, Elizabeth A Martinez, Jill Marsteller, Laura Bauer, Lisa H Lubomski, Peter J Pronovost, David Thompson
• Impact of online education on intern behaviour around joint commission national patient safety goals: a randomised trial (16 June, 2012)

  Tim J Shaw, Luise I Pernar, Sarah E Peyre, John F Helfrick, Kaitlin R Vogelgesang, Erin Graydon-Baker, Yves Chretien, Elizabeth J Brown, James C Nicholson, Jeremy J Heit, John Patrick T Co, Tejal Gandhi
• Anaesthetic drug administration as a potential contributor to healthcare-associated infections: a prospective simulation-based evaluation of aseptic techniques in the administration of anaesthetic drugs (16 June, 2012)

  Derryn A Gargiulo, Janie Sheridan, Craig S Webster, Simon Swift, Jane Torrie, Jennifer Weller, Kaylene Henderson, Jacqueline Hannam, Alan F Merry
• Older veterans and emergency department discharge information (3 May, 2012)

  Susan Hastings, Karen Stechuchak, Eugene Oddone, Morris Weinberger, Dana Tucker, William Knaack, Kenneth Schmader
• Failures in communication and information transfer across the surgical care pathway: interview study (7 July, 2012)

  Kamal Nagpal, Sonal Arora, Amit Vats, Helen W Wong, Nick Sevdalis, Charles Vincent, Krishna Moorthy
• Automated electronic reminders to prevent miscommunication among primary medical, surgical and anaesthesia providers: a root cause analysis (7 July, 2012)

  Robert E Freundlich, Louise Grondin, Kevin K Tremper, Kelly A Saran, Sachin Kheterpal