Patient safety in the operating theatre: An overview

Clinical Risk

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 177-184

  Edozien, Leroy C ^a  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; BEHAVIOR; BLEEDING; BURN; COGNITION; DIATHERMY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICATION ERROR; OPERATING ROOM; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAINING;

EID: 33645401077     PISSN: 13562622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/1356262054825867     Document Type: Review

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