Perfusion safety in Europe: Managing risks, learning from mistakes

Perfusion

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 209-215

  Graves, K ^a  

^a TRIEMLI HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART PERFUSION; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; SURGICAL ERROR; SURGICAL TRAINING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EUROPE; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY;

EID: 23844484819     PISSN: 02676591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0267659105pf809oa     Document Type: Article

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