Duplication of surgical site marking

James S. Davis; Jagajan Karmacharya; Carl I. Schulman

doi:10.1097/PTS.0b013e3182699a01

Duplication of surgical site marking

James S. Davis, Jagajan Karmacharya, Carl I. Schulman

Surgery

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Abstract

Wrong-site surgery is a devastating complication, and its avoidance requires uncompromising vigilance. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has labeled wrong-site surgery as a sentinel event and requires marking the surgical site before initiating an operation. We present a case involving the duplication of a preprocedure mark. A complete review of the patient's medical record averted disaster, but the case emphasizes the need for constant attentiveness by all members of the procedural team.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	151-152
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Patient Safety
Volume	8
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/PTS.0b013e3182699a01
State	Published - Dec 1 2012

Keywords

complications
surgery
surgical marking
wrong-site surgery

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Leadership and Management
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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