Clinical Contributions

Reporting Anesthesia-Related Critical Incidents: The KP Northwest Region's Experience.
By Stephen Bachhuber, MD

Because of the obvious problems and limitations of the usual peer review process, a universal reporting system was instituted. This process has improved patient safety.
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Kaiser Permanente Medicine 50 Years Ago: A Study of Acute Appendicitis with Perforation with Special Emphasis on Sulfonamide Therapy--A Preliminary Report. RB Henley, MD; NL Haugen, MD
Commentary by John T Igo, MD, FACS

This 1944 study of 427 appendectomies without a single death reported is reprinted with commentary that places into perspective this old disease, the 1944 reported series, and the current status of knowledge about this condition.
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