Time of day effects on the incidence of anesthetic adverse events

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 258-263

  Wright, M C ^a   Phillips Bute, B ^a   Mark, J B ^a   Stafford Smith, M ^a   Grichnik, K P ^a   Andregg, B C ^a   Taekman, J M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICATION ERRORS; NORTH CAROLINA; OBSERVATION; OPERATING ROOMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; TIME FACTORS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 33747248924     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2005.017566     Document Type: Article

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