Wrong-site surgery: Incidence and prevention;Forvekslingsindgreb: Forekomst og forebyggelse

Ugeskrift for Laeger

Volumn 168, Issue 48, 2006, Pages 4205-4209

  Bjørn, Brian ^a   Rabøl, Louise Isager ^a   Jensen, Elisabeth Brøgger ^a   Pedersen, Beth Lilja ^a  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SURGEON; SURGICAL ERROR;

COMMUNICATION; DENMARK; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 33845383060     PISSN: 00415782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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