Journal of cataract and refractive surgery
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J Cataract Refract Surg · Oct 2015
Case ReportsAvoidance of serious medical errors in refractive surgery using a custom preoperative checklist.
To implement and measure the effect of a surgical safety checklist on the prevention of serious medical errors (never-events). ⋯ Drs. Shapiro and Urman are members of the Institute for Safety in Office-Based Surgery, a nonprofit organization whose aims are to implement safety checklists for office-based surgery. No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.