Surgical technology and operating-room safety failures: a systematic review of quantitative studies

Ruwan A Weerakkody; Nicholas J Cheshire; Celia Riga; Rachael Lear; Mohammed S Hamady; Krishna Moorthy; Ara W Darzi; Charles Vincent; Colin D Bicknell

doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001778

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Surgical technology and operating-room safety failures: a systematic review of quantitative studies

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Ruwan A Weerakkody Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UKImperial Vascular Unit, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Nicholas J Cheshire Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UKImperial Vascular Unit, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Celia Riga Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UKImperial Vascular Unit, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rachael Lear Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mohammed S Hamady Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Krishna Moorthy Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ara W Darzi Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Charles Vincent Clinical Safety Research Unit, Imperial College, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Colin D Bicknell Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UKImperial Vascular Unit, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Colin D Bicknell, Vascular Secretaries Office, Praed Street, London W2 1NY, UK; colin.bicknell{at}imperial.ac.uk

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Weerakkody RA, Cheshire NJ, Riga C, et al

Surgical technology and operating-room safety failures: a systematic review of quantitative studies

BMJ Quality & Safety 2013;22:710-718.

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Received December 20, 2012
Revised March 10, 2013
Accepted June 5, 2013
First published July 25, 2013.

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