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Surgery

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  1. Preventing surgical burns

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    Surgical fires and burns: The untold stories and efforts for prevention
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212 articles in this category

  1. Safe use of fluorinated gases in vitreoretinal surgery: learning from patient safety incidents with expert panel recommendations from the British and Eire Association of Vitreoretinal Surgeons (BEAVRS)

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  2. SAFEST Patient Safety COMPASS

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  3. A welcome new perioperative care standard—but why does the new standards rely on an outdated safety framework?

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  4. My journey with NatSSIPS 2

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  5. Patient safety starts with knowing who is in the room

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  6. Organisational features associated with high performance of high-volume low-complexity surgical hubs in the UK (31 May 2026)

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  7. The Postponement and Cancellations in Elective Care study: a national evaluation of case postponements and cancellations in elective surgical pathways (23 April 2026)

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  8. “When patient education is rushed, safety is compromised” (a blog by Julie Smith, April 2026)

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  9. Recognising unsafe surgeons—looking for early warning signs

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  10. Beyond BMI: Removing harmful barriers to joint replacement surgery (March 2026)

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  11. Factors influencing team behaviors in surgery: A qualitative study to inform teamwork interventions (July 2018)

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  12. Wrong site surgery: A study of 664 events from 237 facilities across a 10-year period (20 February 2026)

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  13. Women and Equalities Committee: Cosmetic procedures - Eleventh Report of Session 2024–26 (18 February 2026)

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  14. Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) Ambulatory Surgery Center Database

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  15. Complications and costs to the UK National Health Service due to outward medical tourism for elective surgery: a rapid review (BMJ, 13 January 2025)

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  16. Sepsis and surgical mesh complications: Sling The Mesh’s Kath Sansom on the need for fully informed patient consent (Sepsis Voices Podcast with Dr Ron Daniels)

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    • 351 views

  17. No language left behind – global awareness of surgical mesh harm (Sling The Mesh)

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  18. Parallels and misjudgements, aviation and healthcare - Captain Niall Downey FRCSI (RCSI Safe and Sound Podcast, 9 December 2025)

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  19. Sling The Mesh campaign short film

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  20. The Helsinki Declaration on Patient Safety in Anaesthesiology

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  21. NHS England case study: Anaesthetic vapour delivered inadvertently

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  22. Perception of patient safety culture among perioperative staff: exploring the roles of individual factors and organizational factors (6 October 2025)

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  23. Top picks: 12 resources on anaesthesia safety

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  24. The future of anesthesia: Embracing innovation for safer, personalized perioperative care (APSF, October 2025)

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  25. Surgery decision support tools (NHS England)

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