Communication failures in the operating room: An observational classification of recurrent types and effects

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 330-334

  Lingard, L ^a,b   Espin, S ^b   Whyte, S ^b   Regehr, G ^b   Baker, G R ^b   Reznick, R ^b   Bohnen, J ^b   Orser, B ^b   Doran, D ^b   Grober, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL TEAM; MENTAL STRESS; NURSE; OPERATING ROOM; RESIDENT; SAFETY; SURGEON; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ANESTHESIA DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAL ERRORS; OBSERVATION; OPERATING ROOMS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 6344263875     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2003.008425     Document Type: Article

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