The impact of trained assistance on error rates in anaesthesia: A simulation-based randomised controlled trial

Anaesthesia

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 126-130

  Weller, J M ^a   Merry, A F ^a   Robinson, B J ^b   Warman, G R ^a   Janssen, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b WELLINGTON HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; FUROSEMIDE; LIDOCAINE; PANCURONIUM;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; MEDICAL ASSISTANT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSE; SIMULATION; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; STANDARD; TEACHING;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SIMULATION; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 59449099721     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2008.05743.x     Document Type: Article

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