Standards for simulation in anaesthesia: Creating confidence in the tools

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-51

  Cumin, D ^a   Weller, J M ^a,b   Henderson, K ^b,c   Merry, A F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c Advanced Clinical Skills Centre   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

equipment, simulators; equipment, standardization; model, computer simulation; physiology

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ARMY; AVIATION; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIMULATION; SIMULATOR; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 77953832137     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeq095     Document Type: Review

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