Abstract
This chapter outlines the role of information transfer and communication (ITC) in surgical safety. It reviews the communication practices in the entire continuum of surgical care and recommends the strategies, which can be adapted from high-risk industries, to improve communication in surgery. Finally, this chapter looks into various interventions available to enhance ITC, thereby ensuring surgical safety. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010.
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Nagpal, K., & Moorthy, K. (2010). Information transfer and communication in surgery: A need for improvement. In Key Topics in Surgical Research and Methodology (pp. 771–780). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71915-1_61
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