Surgical specimen identification errors: A new measure of quality in surgical care

Surgery

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 450-455

  Makary, Martin A ^a,b,c   Epstein, Jonathan ^a   Pronovost, Peter J ^a,b,c   Millman, E Anne ^a,b,c   Hartmann, Emily C ^a   Freischlag, Julie A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; BREAST; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLON; CONTAINER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; LABEL ERROR; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATING ROOM; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING ERROR; SKIN; SURGICAL PATIENT; TISSUE;

HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 33947326291     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2006.08.018     Document Type: Article

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