Patient safety incidents associated with airway devices in critical care: A review of reports to the UK National Patient Safety Agency

Anaesthesia

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 358-365

  Thomas, Antony N ^a   McGrath, B A ^a  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; INCIDENT REPORT; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NEWBORN; PATIENT SAFETY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INJURY; TRACHEOSTOMY; UNITED KINGDOM; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; EQUIPMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CRITICAL CARE; ENGLAND; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATE MEDICINE; TRACHEOSTOMY; WALES;

EID: 64149096362     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2008.05784.x     Document Type: Article

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