Patient Safety in Surgery

Title Publication Date Language Citations
Complications in colorectal surgery: risk factors and preventive strategies2010/03/25English248
How to risk-stratify elective surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic?2020/03/31English175
The safety of Covid-19 mRNA vaccines: a review2021/05/01English122
Missed injuries in trauma patients: A literature review2008/08/23English112
Intraoperative radiation safety in orthopaedics: a review of the ALARA (As low as reasonably achievable) principle2016/12/01English80
Outcomes after surgical treatment of acetabular fractures: a review2019/03/16English65
How to perform a root cause analysis for workup and future prevention of medical errors: a review2016/09/21English61
Bias towards publishing positive results in orthopedic and general surgery: a patient safety issue?2007/11/27English58
The SURgical PAtient Safety System (SURPASS) checklist optimizes timing of antibiotic prophylaxis2010/04/13English56
Preoperative anxiety among adult patients undergoing elective surgery: a prospective survey at a general hospital in Ethiopia2019/04/08English56
Postoperative mortality among surgical patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis2020/10/12English55
Innovative strategies for the management of long bone infection: a review of the Masquelet technique2015/10/14English52
Vitamin D status and surgical outcomes: a systematic review2015/04/30English47
Standardised proformas improve patient handover: Audit of trauma handover practice2008/09/25English47
Complications and safety aspects of kyphoplasty for osteoporotic vertebral fractures: a prospective follow-up study in 102 consecutive patients2008/01/15English43
Prevalence of sacral dysmorphia in a prospective trauma population: Implications for a "safe" surgical corridor for sacro-iliac screw placement2011/05/10English42
Safe surgical technique: intramedullary nail fixation of tibial shaft fractures2015/12/01English41
Surgical site infection and its associated factors following cesarean section: a cross sectional study from a public hospital in Ethiopia2017/06/12English40
Artificial intelligence systems for complex decision-making in acute care medicine: a review2019/02/01English39
The grass is not always greener: a multi-institutional pilot study of marijuana use and acute pain management following traumatic injury2018/06/19English39
Prevalence, indications, and outcomes of caesarean section deliveries in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis2020/04/07English39
Retained surgical sponges: a descriptive study of 319 occurrences and contributing factors from 2012 to 20172018/06/29English39
Is immediate weight bearing safe for periprosthetic distal femur fractures treated by locked plating? A feasibility study in 52 consecutive patients2016/12/01English37
Current issues in patient safety in surgery: a review2015/06/05English37
Perception of surgical complications among patients, nurses and physicians: a prospective cross-sectional survey2011/11/22English35
Safety in surgery: the role of shared decision-making2015/06/02English33
Adherence to the WHO surgical safety checklist: an observational study in a Swiss academic center2019/03/12English33
Incidence, root causes, and outcomes of surgical site infections in a tertiary care hospital in Rwanda: a prospective observational cohort study2019/02/18English33
Does the time of day in orthopedic trauma surgery affect mortality and complication rates?2019/02/05English30
Alcohol based surgical prep solution and the risk of fire in the operating room: a case report2008/04/26English30