Preoperative skin marking and perioperative checks require careful thought: a report of a near miss.
Br J Neurosurg
; 26(3): 401-2, 2012 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-22126232
ABSTRACT
A patient marked preoperatively for ulnar nerve decompression under general anaesthesia was found to have symmetrical operative site markings. The correct skin mark was transferred to the other side by her sleeping position the night before surgery. Skin marking is an adjunct to safe surgery but is not failsafe.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2012
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Article