Communication failure in the operating room

Surgery

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 305-310

  Halverson, Amy L ^a   Casey, Jessica T ^b   Andersson, Jennifer ^c   Anderson, Karen ^c   Park, Christine ^c   Rademaker, Alfred W ^b   Moorman, Don ^d  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION ERROR; CURRICULUM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING;

COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; OPERATING ROOMS; PATIENT CARE TEAM;

EID: 79951958339     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2010.07.051     Document Type: Article

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