The World Health Organization has issued the following Surgical Safety Checklist, revised in Jan. 2009. This checklist is not intended to be comprehensive. Additions and modifications to fit local practice are encouraged.
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Thomas R. Forget, MD, is a neurosurgeon with St. Louis Spine Surgery Center in St. Louis.
Thomas R. Forget, MD, is a neurosurgeon with St. Louis Spine Surgery Center in St. Louis.
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A new study comparing Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) with penetrating keratoplasty (PKP), a more established procedure for cornea transplant, suggests that potential long-term benefits of DSAEK might outweigh initially greater cell loss, according to a press release on…