Advancing Patient Safety in Cataract Surgery: A Betsy Lehman Center Expert Panel Report. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Advancing Patient Safety in Cataract Surgery: A Betsy Lehman Center Expert Panel Report. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Government Resource
 
• Published May 2016

Advancing Patient Safety in Cataract Surgery: A Betsy Lehman Center Expert Panel Report.

Boston, MA: Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety and Medical Error Reduction; 2016.

Cataract surgery, one of the most common procedures in the United States, is vulnerable towrong-site errors. This consensus report reviews the types of errors associated with cataract surgery and discusses evidence-based practices to reduce risks.

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