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Timeouts need to include the entire surgical team
Quality Improvement Report, October 1, 2008
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Hospitals that want to comply with The Joint Commission’s new Universal Protocol™ expectations beginning January 2009 should ensure that their surgeons mark the surgical site and the entire surgical team commits fully to the timeout.
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