The Thai anesthesia incidents study (THAI Study) of anesthesia personnel hazard

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 88, Issue SUPPL. 7, 2005, Pages

  Pulnitiporn, Aksorn ^a   Chau in, Waraporn ^b   Klanarong, Sireeluck ^c   Thienthong, Somboon ^b   Inphum, Panjai ^a  

^a KHON KAEN HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c BUDDHACHINARAJ HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Anesthesia; Multicenter study; Perioperative; Personnal hazard

Indexed keywords

AMPOULE; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA BASE; HAND INJURY; HAZARD; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INJURY; NURSE ANESTHETIST; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PROPHYLAXIS; SAFETY; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANESTHESIOLOGY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THAILAND;

EID: 31644445005     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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