Consent, Foreign Bodies, Wrong Location, & Bad Outcomes: Surgery Safety Issues or a James Bond Movie?

July 18, 2016

Most predicaments in which James Bond finds himself require clever improvisation to achieve a good outcome. Bond knows that every mission entails huge risks that are largely unpredictable. In contrast, the risks of surgery are recognized in advance, and the procedures go according to plan in the vast majority of cases. Despite proactive safety measures,…Read More