Optimizing the operating theatre environment

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 917-924

  Wong, Shing W ^a   Smith, Richard ^a   Crowe, Phil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Human engineering; Operating rooms; Operative; Outcome assessment; Surgical procedures; Task performance and analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MICROCLIMATE; OPERATING ROOM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SURGICAL GOWN;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; OPERATING ROOMS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURGICAL ATTIRE;

EID: 78649745973     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2010.05526.x     Document Type: Article

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