Inadequate pre-operative evaluation and preparation: A review of 197 reports from the Australian incident monitoring study

Anaesthesia

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1173-1178

  Kluger, M T ^a   Tham, E J ^b   Coleman, N A ^c   Runciman, W B ^b   Bullock, M F M ^d  

^a NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d Australian Patient Safety Foundation Inc   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia: complications; Patient assessment: pre operative

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY DYNAMICS; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEATH; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MORBIDITY; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT MONITORING; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SURGICAL PATIENT;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033635673     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2000.01725.x     Document Type: Article

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