The impact of a standardized curriculum on reducing thoracentesis-induced pneumothorax

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 170, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1176-1177

  Lenchus, Joshua D ^a   Barnes, Susan K ^a   Birnbach, David J ^a  

^a Center for Patient Safety   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHECKLIST; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LETTER; MORBIDITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SIMULATION; STANDARDIZATION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THORACOCENTESIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PARACENTESIS; PNEUMOTHORAX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954580603     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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