Human error, not communication and systems, underlies surgical complications

Surgery

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 557-565

  Fabri, Peter J ^a   Zayas Castro, José L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEATH; DISABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ERROR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; COMMUNICATION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 51449083357     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2008.06.011     Document Type: Article

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