Decision-making and safety in anesthesiology

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 724-729

  Stiegler, Marjorie P ^a   Ruskin, Keith J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive errors; heuristics; medical errors; risk assessment; safety

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANESTHESIST; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COGNITION; COGNITIVE ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ERROR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPEUTIC ERROR; THINKING;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; CHECKLIST; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; MENTAL PROCESSES; PATIENT SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84870239521     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: 14736500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACO.0b013e328359307a     Document Type: Review

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