Understanding errors during laparoscopic surgery

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 437-449

  Parker, William H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic complications; Surgery and cognitive science; Surgery and crew resource management; Surgical error

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; BRAIN FUNCTION; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHRONIC PAIN; COGNITION; ELECTROSURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; HUMAN; INCISION; JOB STRESS; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LASER SURGERY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEODYMIUM LASER; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT SAFETY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REOPERATION; REVIEW; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL ERROR; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TRAINING; URETER INJURY; UTERUS MYOMA; UTERUS SURGERY; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 77955295034     PISSN: 08898545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ogc.2010.06.001     Document Type: Review

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