Checklists in the operating room - an useful instrument to improve patient safety?;Checklisten im OP - ein sinnvolles Instrument zur Verbesserung der Patientensicherheit?

Perioperative Medizin

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 179-186

  Lessing, Constanze ^a   Francois Kettner, Hedwig ^b   Jonitz, Günther ^c   Bauer, Hartwig ^c   Schrappe, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c Ärztekammer Berlin ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Adverse event; Checklist; Error; Patient safety; Risk management; Team

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDLINE; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; RISK MANAGEMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 78649811223     PISSN: 18752772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.periop.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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