Six Sigma tympanostomy tube insertion: Achieving the highest safety levels during residency training

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 353-357

  Isaacson, Glenn ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GELATIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY OSSICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CHILD; EARDRUM DISEASE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ERROR; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 49549097637     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2008.06.012     Document Type: Article

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