Wrong intraocular lens implant; Learning from reported patient safety incidents

Eye

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 730-734

  Kelly, S P ^a   Jalil, A ^a  

^a ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

biometry; cataract; error; patient safety incident; reporting systems; wrong

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONTACT LENS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENS CAPSULE RUPTURE; LENS IMPLANT; LENS IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTERIOR LENS CAPSULE;

EID: 79958701456     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2011.22     Document Type: Article

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