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...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Annals of thoracic surgery 2009-03, Vol.87 (3), p.940-941
Hauptverfasser: Hoschtitzky, Johann Andreas, MSc, FRCSEd-CTh, Trivedi, Dipesh B., MCh, Elliott, Martin J., FRCS
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Sprache:eng
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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