Anaesthetic machine checking guidelines: Have we improved our practice?

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1050-1056

  Langford, R ^a   Gale, T C E ^b   Mayor, A H ^b  

^a ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Equipment and supplies; Equipment safety; Guidelines

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; VENTILATOR;

ANESTHESIA, INHALATION; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; LARYNGOSCOPES; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 35948931762     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021506002377     Document Type: Article

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