Double-booked: when surgeons operate on two patients at once. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Double-booked: when surgeons operate on two patients at once. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Newspaper/Magazine Article
 
• Published July 2017

Double-booked: when surgeons operate on two patients at once.

Boodman SG. Kaiser Health News. July 12, 2017.

Scheduling overlapping surgeries has gained recognition as a controversial practice in surgical care. This news article reports on concurrent procedures, how double-booking can result in loss of trust in the surgical team, and motivations for the practice such as efficiency.

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