Medical error and decision making: Learning from the past and present in intensive care

Australian Critical Care

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 150-156

  Bucknall, Tracey K ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical decision making; Intensive care; Medical error; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL ERROR; REVIEW; STANDARD;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICAL ERRORS;

EID: 77955052091     PISSN: 10367314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2010.06.001     Document Type: Review

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