Sterile cockpit or not: It's all about team and effective communication

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 10-11

  Rosinski, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ANTICOAGULATION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART SURGERY; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; OPERATING ROOMS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 77953434982     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.03.016     Document Type: Editorial

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