Governing the surgical count through communication interactions: Implications for patient safety

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 369-374

  Riley, R ^a,b   Manias, E ^b   Polglase, A ^c  

^a BOX HILL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c CABRINI INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; SURGEON; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FOREIGN BODIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATING ROOM NURSING; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SURGERY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SURGICAL SPONGES; VICTORIA;

EID: 33751219266     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2005.017293     Document Type: Article

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