Experience of wrong site surgery and surgical marking practices among clinicians in the UK

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 363-368

  Giles, Sally J ^a   Rhodes, Penny ^b   Clements, Gill ^c   Cook, Gary A ^d   Hayton, Ruth ^c   Maxwell, Melanie J ^e   Sheldon, Trevor A ^f   Wright, John ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d STEPPING HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e WIRRAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^g BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SURGEON; SURGICAL ERROR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MENTAL RECALL; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; STATE MEDICINE; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; WRITING;

EID: 33751208344     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2006.018333     Document Type: Article

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