The disclosure of unanticipated outcomes of care and medical errors: What does this mean for anesthesiologists?

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 615-621

  Souter, Karen J ^a   Gallagher, Thomas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ANESTHESIST; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ETHICAL DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICATION ERROR; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; SELF ESTEEM; SURGEON; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DISCLOSURE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; RISK MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84857656222     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3182228604     Document Type: Review

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