Anaesthetists' attitudes to intraoperative death

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 938-941

  White, S M ^a,b   Akerele, O ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Counselling, medical staff, nursing staff; Intraoperative complication; Mortality; Surgery, complications

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PEROPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 28444435556     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 02650215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021505001602     Document Type: Article

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