Saved By the Video: Added Value of Recording Surgical Procedures on Video
Intraoperative imaging has immense value for teaching and training surgeons by providing part of a future digital medical record of the patient and supportive evidence of good practice and an open attitude to patient safety. We report a case in which intraoperative video recording of an operation al...
Gespeichert in:
Veröffentlicht in: | The Annals of thoracic surgery 2009-03, Vol.87 (3), p.940-941 |
---|---|
Hauptverfasser: | , , |
Format: | Artikel |
Sprache: | eng |
Schlagworte: | |
Online-Zugang: | Volltext |
Tags: |
Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
|
Zusammenfassung: | Intraoperative imaging has immense value for teaching and training surgeons by providing part of a future digital medical record of the patient and supportive evidence of good practice and an open attitude to patient safety. We report a case in which intraoperative video recording of an operation allowed us, after an incorrect count, to confidently assert that there was no equipment left behind in the patient. |
---|---|
ISSN: | 0003-4975 1552-6259 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.07.111 |