In situ simulation-based team training for post-cardiac surgical emergency chest reopen in the intensive care unit

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 74-78

  Nunink, L ^a,b,c   Welsh, A M ^a   Abbey, M ^a   Buschel, C ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Intensive Care Unit   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Repeat sternotomy; Simulator; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; EMERGENCY SURGERY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; QUESTIONNAIRE; REOPERATION; SIMULATION; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TRAINING; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 59849127487     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0903700109     Document Type: Article

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