Reducing iatrogenic risk in thoracentesis: Establishing best practice via experiential training in a zero-risk environment

Chest

Volumn 135, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1315-1320

  Duncan, Darlene R ^a   Morgenthaler, Timothy I ^a   Ryu, Jay H ^a   Daniels, Craig E ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Pleural effusion; Pneumothorax; Quality improvement; Simulation; Sonography; Thoracentesis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COUGHING; DATA ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SERVICE; PLEURA DISEASE; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONOLOGY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYNCOPE; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX PAIN; TIME MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 65949107304     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.08-1227     Document Type: Article

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