Prevention of surgical malpractice claims by use of a surgical safety checklist

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 253, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 624-628

  De Vries, Eefje N ^a   Eikens Jansen, Manon P ^b   Hamersma, Alice M ^b   Smorenburg, Susanne M ^a   Gouma, Dirk J ^a   Boermeester, Marja A ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MediRisk   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL PATIENT SAFETY SYSTEM CHECKLIST; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHECKLIST; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE, LIABILITY; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951670722     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182068880     Document Type: Article

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