Patterns of Communication Breakdowns Resulting in Injury to Surgical Patients

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 204, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 533-540

  Greenberg, Caprice C ^a,b   Regenbogen, Scott E ^b,c   Studdert, David M ^b   Lipsitz, Stuart R ^a   Rogers, Selwyn O ^a   Zinner, Michael J ^a   Gawande, Atul A ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGERY;

COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT TRANSFER; RISK FACTORS; SURGERY;

EID: 33947247570     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.01.010     Document Type: Article

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