Patient safety in anesthesia

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 753-757

  Canas, M ^a   Moreno, R ^a   Rhodes, A ^b   Grounds, R M ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTO ANTÓNIO DOS CAPUCHOS   (Portugal)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Critical care; Intensive care; Medical errors

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORTALITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK REDUCTION;

ANESTHESIA; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; SAFETY;

EID: 77957955950     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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