The human factor in cardiac surgery: Errors and near misses in a high technology medical domain

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 300-305

  Carthey, Jane ^a   De Leval, Marc R ^a   Reason, James T ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0034938647     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(00)02592-3     Document Type: Article

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