Improving cardiac surgical care: A work systems approach

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 701-712

  Wiegmann, Douglas A ^a   Eggman, Ashley A ^a   ElBardissi, Andrew W ^b   Parker, Sarah Henrickson ^c   Sundt, Thoralf M ^d  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Error; Safety; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ERGONOMICS; ERRORS; PHYSICAL THERAPY;

CARE PROCESS; PATIENT SAFETY; SPECIFIC WORKS; SURGICAL OUTCOME; WORK SYSTEM;

SURGERY;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL DESIGN; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SURGICAL ERROR; SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY; TEAMWORK; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77952888893     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2009.12.008     Document Type: Article

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