Surgery-related risk factors

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 328-332

  Studer, Peter ^a   Inderbitzin, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Complication; Patient safety; Prevention; Risk factors; Surgery

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKILL; SURGEON; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING;

HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 68949179994     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e32832be4de     Document Type: Review

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