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Is It Safe? What Happens When Your Surgeon Is Not Actually Doing Some of Your Operation?

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To understand what overlapping surgery is and if it is safe for patients.
0.5 Credit CME
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February 26, 2019 Clinical Review Audio 24 min 43 sec

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Is It Safe? What Happens When Your Surgeon Is Not Actually Doing Some of Your Operation?
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Great controversy exists regarding the safety of surgery when the attending surgeon allows someone else to perform parts of the operation. These practices are necessary components of surgical training, but how safe this is for patients remains unknown. In this podcast we discuss the risks and benefits associated with overlapping and concurrent surgery with a recognized expert in this topic, Michelle M. Mello, JD, PhD, a professor of law at Stanford University and the Department of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University School of Medicine, California.
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  1. Overlapping Surgery and Perioperative Outcomes

  2. Association of Overlapping Surgery With Perioperative Outcomes

  3. Association of Overlapping Surgery With Patient Outcomes

  4. The Evolving Story of Overlapping Surgery

  5. Concurrent Surgery and Informed Consent

  6. Managing Risks of Concurrent Surgeries

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