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Editors-in-Chief: Philip F. Stahel, Denver Health Medical Center, University of Colorado Denver, School of Medicine; Pierre-Alain Clavien, University Hospital Zurich

Patient Safety in Surgery encompasses all issues related to safety and quality of patient care in surgery and surgical subspecialties.

The journal has published a number of Editorials discussing topical issues important to the development of this field.

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Latest articles

Short report    
Improving operating room safety
Scott N Hurlbert, Jill Garrett
Patient Safety in Surgery 2009, 3:25 (20 November 2009)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF]




Research    
Is the intraosseous access route fast and efficacious compared to conventional central venous catheterization in adult patients under resuscitation in the emergency department? A prospective observational pilot study
Bernd A Leidel, Chlodwig Kirchhoff, Viktoria Bogner, Julia Stegmaier, Wolf Mutschler, Karl-Georg Kanz, Volker Braunstein
Patient Safety in Surgery 2009, 3:24 (8 October 2009)
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles]




Case report    
Management of synchronous adenocarcinoma of the esophago-gastric junction and ampulla of Vater: case report of a surgically challenging condition
Namita Jayaprakash, Fardod O'Kelly, Kheng Tian Lim, John Vincent Reynolds
Patient Safety in Surgery 2009, 3:23 (28 September 2009)
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Case report    
Acute liver failure due to concomitant arterial, portal and biliary injury during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: is transplantation a valid life-saving strategy? A case report
Lucas McCormack, Emilio G Quiñonez, Pablo Capitanich, Sara Chao, Victor Serafini, Nicolas Goldaracena, Ricardo C Mastai
Patient Safety in Surgery 2009, 3:22 (15 September 2009)
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Debate    
Safety of topical thrombins: the ongoing debate
Christopher Lomax
Patient Safety in Surgery 2009, 3:21 (4 September 2009)
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