Wrong Side Procedures

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Wrong sided procedures/blocks Ha J. Preventing wrong-sided blocks. Int Anesthesiol Clin. 2024 Apr 1;62(2):53-57. doi: 10.1097/AIA.0000000000000436. Epub 2024 Feb 26. PMID: 38404146

O'Connor T, Papanikolaou V, Keogh I. Safe surgery, the human factors approach. The surgeon : journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland 2010;8(2):93-5. (In eng). DOI: 10.1016/j.surge.2009.10.004.

3. Al-Nasser B. Unintentional side error for continuous sciatic nerve block at the popliteal fossa. Acta anaesthesiologica Belgica 2011;62(4):213-5. (In eng).

4. Treadwell JR, Lucas S, Tsou AY. Surgical checklists: a systematic review of impacts and implementation. BMJ quality & safety 2014;23(4):299-318. (In eng). DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001797.

5. Clarke JR, Johnston J, Finley ED. Getting surgery right. Annals of surgery 2007;246(3):395-403, discussion 403-5. (In eng). DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181469987.

6. Stahel PF, Sabel AL, Victoroff MS, et al. Wrong-site and wrong-patient procedures in the universal protocol era: analysis of a prospective database of physician self-reported occurrences. Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill : 1960) 2010;145(10):978-84. (In eng). DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2010.185.

7. Handlogten K. Pediatric regional anesthesiology: a narrative review and update on outcome-based advances. International anesthesiology clinics 2024;62(1):69-78. (In eng). DOI: 10.1097/aia.0000000000000421.

8. Nixon HC, Wheeler P. Wrong-site lower extremity peripheral nerve block: process changes to improve patient safety. International anesthesiology clinics 2011;49(2):116-24. (In eng). DOI: 10.1097/AIA.0b013e3181ffc03f.

9. Deutsch ES, Yonash RA, Martin DE, Atkins JH, Arnold TV, Hunt CM. Wrong-site nerve blocks: A systematic literature review to guide principles for prevention. Journal of clinical anesthesia 2018;46:101-111. (In eng). DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2017.12.008.

10. Angle JF, Nemcek AA, Jr., Cohen AM, et al. Quality improvement guidelines for preventing wrong site, wrong procedure, and wrong person errors: application of the joint commission "universal protocol for preventing wrong site, wrong procedure, wrong person surgery" to the practice of interventional radiology. Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR 2009;20(7 Suppl):S256-62. (In eng). DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.04.023.

11. Vacheron CH, Acker A, Autran M, et al. Insurance Claims for Wrong-Side, Wrong-Organ, Wrong-Procedure, or Wrong-Person Surgical Errors: A Retrospective Study for 10 Years. Journal of patient safety 2023;19(1):e13-e17. (In eng). DOI: 10.1097/pts.0000000000001080.