Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 208, Issue 6 , Pages 1115-1123 , June 2009

Development and Pilot Evaluation of a Preoperative Briefing Protocol for Cardiovascular Surgery

  • Sarah E. Henrickson, MA

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: Sarah E Henrickson, MA, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55005
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  • Rishi K. Wadhera, BS

      Affiliations

    • College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
    • Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England
    • ,
  • Andrew W. ElBardissi, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
    • ,
  • Douglas A. Wiegmann, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
    • ,
  • Thoralf M. Sundt III, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Received 29 October 2008 ,Accepted 15 January 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.01.037

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 208, Issue 6 , Pages 1115-1123 , June 2009

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