The frequency of electrocardiographic errors due to electrode cable switches: A before and after study

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 676-681

  Thaler, Thomas ^a,b   Tempelmann, Volker ^b   Maggiorini, Marco ^b   Rudiger, Alain ^b  

^a Canton Hospital Sankt Gallen   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL STAFF; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 78049484290     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2010.05.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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