KPLU Local News
(2009-01-15)
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If surgeons use a written checklist of steps before and during surgery, they can reduce the number of complications. The evidence comes from a study published this week (in the New england Journal of Medicine) involving the University of Washington. KPLU science and health reporter Keith Seinfeld has more.
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