A human factors approach to understanding patient safety during pediatric cardiac surgery

Progress in Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-20

  Galvan, Cynthia ^a   Bacha, Emile A ^a   Mohr, Julie ^a   Barach, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Adverse outcomes; Human factors; Near misses; No harm events; Pediatric cardiac surgery; Safety culture

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; BYPASS SURGERY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PEDIATRICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 16844365473     PISSN: 10589813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2004.12.001     Document Type: Article

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