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The new protocol for preventing wrong-site surgery is likely to be considered the standard of care immediately and plaintiffs’ attorneys will use it against you in court, says a prominent trial attorney. Risk managers should act quickly to implement the protocol now and not wait for the protocol’s deadline, the attorney adds.

Wrong-site protocol: A standard of care that can and will be used against you

September 1, 2003

The new protocol for preventing wrong-site surgery is likely to be considered the standard of care immediately and plaintiffs attorneys will use it against you in court, says a prominent trial attorney. Risk managers should act quickly to implement the protocol now and not wait for the protocols deadline, the attorney adds.