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WHO issues a checklist to make operations safer
New York Times, June 25, 2008
The World Health Organization has issued its first guidelines aimed at reducing complications and deaths from operations. The guidelines consist of a list of simple safety checks that the health organization said could halve the rate of surgical complications. The list is intended to improve anesthetic safety practices, avoid infections, and improve communication among members of surgical teams.
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