Safety in obstetric critical care

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 965-982

  Scholefield, Helen ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

communication; guidelines; human error; in service training; medical audit; patient safety; risk assessment; risk management

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSULTATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL ERROR; OBSTETRIC CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAL RECORDS; OBSTETRICS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 50949099888     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2008.06.009     Document Type: Review

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