title: Patient safety in dermatologic surgery: Part I. Safety related to surgical procedures.
abstract: Surgical procedures involve unique elements related to patient safety. One must be aware of potential complications and safety issues within the practice of dermatologic surgery. Developing a high level of competence in skin surgery will address some safety issues, while implementing protocols and redundancies provides systems-based correction for other safety issues. We provide an in-depth review of patient safety in dermatologic surgery. In particular, we highlight the most common safety issues and methods for reducing error.
authors.affiliation: McFarland Clinic, Ames, Iowa. Electronic address: tim3681@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Timothy J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.affiliation: Skin Laser and Surgery Specialists of New York and New Jersey, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Margarita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lolis
authors.affiliation: Skin Laser and Surgery Specialists of New York and New Jersey, New York, New York; Department of Dermatology, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey; Department of Dermatology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York; Department of Dermatology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey; Fordham Law School, New York, New York.
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas; Department of Plastic Surgery, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Deborah F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: MacFarlane
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy / Q000592:standards; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D061214:Patient Safety
keywords: Mohs micrographic surgery; dermatologic surgery; electrosurgery; office-based surgery; patient safety; skin cancer; wrong-site surgery