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One in ten patients suffer an adverse event in hospital, despite a high proportion of these being preventable and resulting from medical errors. This chapter outlines the steps taken in a surgical setting to increase patient safety, including an overview of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programmes, the WHO surgical safety checklist, and the evidence that underpins these efforts.
To err is human
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Parand, A. (2017). Patient Safety. In: Fisher, R., Ahmed, K., Dasgupta, P. (eds) Introduction to Surgery for Students. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43210-6_8
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