Experience is not enough: Repeated breaches in epidural anesthesia aseptic technique by novice operators despite improved skill

Anesthesiology

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 914-920

  Friedman, Zeev ^a,b   Siddiqui, Naveed ^a   Katznelson, Rita ^b   Devito, Isabella ^a   Davies, Sharon ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 42549151412     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816bbdb6     Document Type: Article

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