Risk management in anesthesia

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 638-643

  Cabrini, L ^a   Levati, A ^b  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Pavia General Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Critical illness; Risk management

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIST; BRAIN INJURY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOTE; OPERATING ROOM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANESTHESIA; FORECASTING; HUMANS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 72449155563     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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