Adverse events in anaesthetic practice: Qualitative study of definition, discussion and reporting

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 715-721

  Smith, Andrew F ^a,c   Goodwin, D ^a   Mort, M ^a   Pope, C ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL LANCASTER INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetists, risks; Complications; Complications, accidents; Incident reporting; Safety, patients

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; INCIDENT REPORT; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL AUDIT; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33646857005     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/ael099     Document Type: Article

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