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GP.46. Prevention of wrong-site surgery in a major eye hospital (Rotterdam)



Web-editor's note (June 2007): Please see Appendix 1, Example 16 for a detailed description in Dutch of this project.

Prevention of Wrong-site Surgery (Netherlands)


A time out procedure for the prevention of right/left mis-identification in eye surgery.

A project of the Rotterdam Eye Hospital which has prevented a lot of wrong operation procedures.

See for more details (in Dutch) - Appendix 1, Example 16


For further information, contact:


  • U.F.Hiddema, CEO
    Web: www.oogziekenhuis.nl


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