Can simulation improve the traditional method of root cause analysis: A preliminary investigation

Surgery (United States)

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 489-497

  Simms, Eric R ^a   Slakey, Douglas P ^a   Garstka, Meghan E ^a   Tersigni, Steven A ^a   Korndorffer, James R ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOVERY ROOM; ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS; SIMULATION;

JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; LOUISIANA; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865730844     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: 15327361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2012.07.029     Document Type: Article

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