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Fig. 1 | Patient Safety in Surgery

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From: The Power of The (First) Name: Do name tags for operating room staff improve effective communication and patient safety? A proof-of-concept study from an academic medical center in Germany

Fig. 1

According to the department, name tags were coloured differently and could be filled out individually beneath the profession (white field). Professions were ‘surgery’, ‘anaesthesia’, ‘OR nurse’, ‘anaesthetic nurse’, ‘service/cleaning’ and ‘guest’ (from upper left to bottom right) (a). In (b) name tags used during surgery are circled. Written informed consent obtained by individuals in the picture is available

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Patient Safety in Surgery

ISSN: 1754-9493