Managing the aftermath of critical incidents: Meeting the needs of health-care providers and patients

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Anaesthesiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 169-179

  Manser, Tanja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

(professional) ethics; critical incident; disclosure; medical error; psychological stress; risk management

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKILL; STANDARD;

DISCLOSURE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL ERRORS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79955869578     PISSN: 15216896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpa.2011.02.004     Document Type: Review

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