Trainee anaesthetists' attitudes to error, safety and the law

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 463-468

  White, Stuart M ^a   Deacy, Nicky ^a   Sudan, Sandeep ^a  

^a ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Errors; Management; Medical; Safety

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; LAW; LEGAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BENCHMARKING; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 68849085199     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e328324b6d1     Document Type: Article

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