A P R I L 2 0 1 8 • O U T PA T I E N TS U R G E R Y. N E T • 4 1
C
ut through your initials. Initial
where you cut. Sign your site.
However you say it, the mean-
ing is clear. Surgeons use an
indelible skin marker to write
The Ink Must Go
Where the Knife Will Cut
There'll be less
wrong-site surgery
if your surgeons cut
through their initials.
• INITIAL CUT The most important site marking tip: initial where you cut.
David
Ring
MD,
PhD
Richard Abowitz | Associate Editor