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Would You Defend This Complication?

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Complications in surgery are common. They often originate from preventable errors in communication. In this chapter, we review specific case examples that lead to a complication and identify what could have been done differently to prevent them.

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  1. Department of Patient Safety and Risk Management, COPIC Insurance Cos, Denver, CO, USA

    Jeffrey L. Varnell MD, FACS

  2. Department of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO, USA

    Jeffrey L. Varnell MD, FACS

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, USA

    Philip F. Stahel

  2. Department of Orthopaedics, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, USA

    Cyril Mauffrey

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Varnell, J.L. (2014). Would You Defend This Complication?. In: Stahel, P., Mauffrey, C. (eds) Patient Safety in Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4369-7_34

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