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Fig. 3 | Patient Safety in Surgery

Fig. 3

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. 3

Negative aspects and aspects for improvement of use of name tagging in the OR. The mentioned negative (a) as well as the potential aspects for improvement (b) were given in free text and clustered according to the figures. Multiple answers were possible. Seriousness and hygiene were amongst the most mentioned negative aspects (a) whereas the material of the name tags and the implementation were most in need of improvement (b)

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Patient Safety in Surgery

ISSN: 1754-9493