Patient safety in otolaryngology: a descriptive review. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Patient safety in otolaryngology: a descriptive review. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Review
 
• Published September 2016

Patient safety in otolaryngology: a descriptive review.

Danino J, Muzaffar J, Metcalfe C, Coulson C. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2016 Sep 13; [Epub ahead of print].

This review discusses general patient safety concerns and those specific to otolaryngology, including problems related to use of lasers, diagnostic discrepancies associated with thyroid conditions, risks linked to use of adrenaline in the surgical field, and incidents involving wrong-site surgery.

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