Learning from adverse events and near misses

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-5

  Greenberg, Caprice C ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Malpractice claims; Near misses; Operating room; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MEDICAL ERRORS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57849155710     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-008-0693-6     Document Type: Article

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