Clinical assessment of malpractice case scenarios in an anesthesiology department

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 267-279

  Liang, Bryan A ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesiology department; Liability; Malpractive; Patient injury

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALPRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ANESTHESIA DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DECISION MAKING; FORECASTING; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALPRACTICE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PEER REVIEW, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY;

EID: 0032840520     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(99)00044-6     Document Type: Article

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