The Role of Unconscious Bias in Surgical Safety and Outcomes

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 137-151

  Santry, Heena P ^a   Wren, Sherry M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive processes; Health disparities; Stereotype; Surgical safety; Unconscious bias

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACISM; REVIEW; SAFETY; SURGICAL SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNCONSCIOUS BIAS;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; PATIENT SAFETY; PREJUDICE; SEX FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856200131     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: 15583171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2011.11.006     Document Type: Review

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