Patient safety in surgery: Error detection and prevention

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 936-941

  Etchells, Edward ^a,b   O'Neill, Catherine ^a   Bernstein, Mark ^b,c  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b at the University of Toronto Wagner is also a faculty member of the Canadian Medical Associations' Physician Management Institute   (Canada)

^c TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; DRUG MONITORING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; OPERATING ROOM; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; SAFETY; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TRAINING; TEAMWORK;

COMMUNICATION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SAFETY; SURGERY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0041825239     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-003-7097-2     Document Type: Review

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