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Patient Safety in Surgery is a peer-reviewed journal published by BMC (BioMed Central), covering Patient Safety and Medication Errors, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues. Over its lifetime it has published 730 papers, which have received 13,578 citations.
| Publisher | BMC (BioMed Central) |
|---|---|
| Reference style | Numbered (Vancouver) Numbered — [1], [2] in the text 1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. Patient Safety in Surgery. 2023;12(3):45–58.
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| Publishes research in | Patient Safety and Medication Errors Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues Surgical site infection prevention Bone fractures and treatments |
| ISSN | 1754-9493 |
| Citation impact (2-yr) | 4.75 |
| h-index | 51 |
| i10-index | 351 |
| Article processing charge | $2,195 |
| Open access | Yes — indexed in DOAJ |
| Top institutions publishing here | University of Colorado Denver |
| Journal website | pssjournal.biomedcentral.com |
| You get | A submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit. |
Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.
BACKGROUND: Open or laparoscopic colorectal surgery comprises of many different types of procedures for various diseases. Depending upon the operation and modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors the intra- and postoperative morbidity and mortality rate vary. In general, surgical complications can be divided into intraoperative and postoperative complications and usually occur while the patient is still…
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has infected more than 100 million people globally within the first year of the pandemic. With a death toll surpassing 500,000 in the United States alone, containing the pandemic is predicated on achieving herd immunity on a global scale. This implies that at least 70-80 % of the population…
BACKGROUND: We need to know the scale and underlying causes of surgical adverse events (AEs) in order to improve the safety of care in surgical units. However, there is little recent data. Previous record review studies that reported on surgical AEs in detail are now more than ten years old. Since then surgical technology and…
BACKGROUND: Overlooked injuries and delayed diagnoses are still common problems in the treatment of polytrauma patients. Therefore, ongoing documentation describing the incidence rates of missed injuries, clinically significant missed injuries, contributing factors and outcome is necessary to improve the quality of trauma care. This review summarizes the available literature on missed injuries, focusing on overlooked…
