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Improving patient safety in cardiothoracic surgery: an audit of surgical handover in a tertiary center

BACKGROUND: Novel research has revealed that the relative risk of death increased by 10% and 15% for admissions on a Saturday and Sunday, respectively. With an imminent threat of 7-day services in the National Health Service, including weekend operating lists, handover plays a pivotal role in ensuri...

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Autor principal: Bauer, Natasha Johan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4890690/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27313484
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/AMEP.S107189