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Anesthesiologists who immediately read back clinical data during simulated emergencies are far more likely to retain the information and use it well.BMJ Qual Saf. 2014 Aug 11; [Epub ahead of print].

Read-back improves information transfer in simulated clinical crises.

Boyd M, Cumin D, Lombard B, Torrie J, Civil N, Weller J. BMJ Qual Saf. 2014 Aug 11; [Epub ahead of print].

Read-backs are widely recommended in order to improve communication of critical clinical information. This simulation study found that anesthesiologists who immediately read back clinical data during simulated emergencies were eight times more likely to retain and use the information appropriately.

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