The helsinki declaration on patient safety in anaesthesiology

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 592-597

  Mellin Olsen, Jannicke ^a   Staender, Sven ^a   Whitaker, David K ^a   Smith, Andrew F ^a  

^a VESTRE VIKEN HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

Author keywords

Education; Patient safety; Perioperative care; Standards

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; REVIEW;

ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HELSINKI DECLARATION; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77953793667     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e32833b1adf     Document Type: Review

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