Identification of patient safety improvement targets in successful vascular and endovascular procedures: Analysis of 251 hours of complex arterial surgery

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 795-802

  Albayati, M A ^a   Gohel, M S ^a,b   Patel, S R ^a   Riga, C V ^a,b   Cheshire, N J W ^a,b   Bicknell, C D ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Error; Patient safety; Quality in healthcare; Surgery; Vascular and endovascular

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTERY RECONSTRUCTION; ARTERY SURGERY; CAROTID ARTERY SURGERY; CHECKLIST; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; RATING SCALE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL ERROR; TREATMENT FAILURE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SURGICAL SAFETY CHECKLIST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955972945     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2011.01.019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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