PATIENT SAFETY, AN ISSUE OF SURGICAL CLINICS

THIS ISSUE OF SURGICAL CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA FOCUSES ON SURGICAL PATIENT SAFETY AND IS EDITED BY DR. FEIBI ZHENG. ARTICLES WILL INCLUDE: HUMAN FACTORS APPROACH TO SURGICAL PATIENT SAFETY; TEAMWORK AND SURGICAL TEAM BASED TRAINING; EFFECTIVE HANDOFFS AND TRANSFERS IN SURGICAL PATIENT SAFETY; EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION AND UTILIZATION OF CHECKLISTS IN SURGICAL PATIENT SAFETY; STANDARDIZED CARE PATHWAYS AS A MEANS TO IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY; EVOLUTION OF RISK CALCULATORS AND THE DAWN OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN PREDICTING PATIENT COMPLICATIONS; REMOTE MONITORING TECHNOLOGY/USE OF TELEMEDICINE TO DETECT AND ADDRESS SURGICAL COMPLICATIONS; RESCUE AFTER SURGICAL COMPLICATIONS; THE ECONOMICS OF SURGICAL PATIENT SAFETY; THE TRAINEE’S ROLE IN PATIENT SAFETY/TRAINING RESIDENTS AND MEDICAL STUDENTS IN SURGICAL PATIENT SAFETY; THE SECOND VICTIM: BUILDING SURGEON RESILIENCY AFTER COMPLICATIONS; PROCESSES TO CREATE A CULTURE OF SURGICAL PATIENT SAFETY; PROVISION OF DEFECT FREE CARE: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE IN SURGICAL PATIENT SAFETY; ADMINISTRATIVE AND REGISTRY DATABASES FOR PATIENT SAFETY TRACKING AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; AND MORE!