Role of the surgeon in quality and safety in the operating room environment

General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-8

  Cima, Robert R ^a   Deschamps, Claude ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Leadership; Patient safety; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

19 ITEM CHECKLIST; CHECKLIST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MODIFIED CHECKLIST; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REVIEW; SURGEON; SURGICAL ERROR; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL SAFETY CHECKLIST; TEAM BUILDING; THEORY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CHECKLIST; COMMUNICATION; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL ERRORS; OPERATING ROOMS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE;

EID: 84872404850     PISSN: 18636705     EISSN: 18636713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11748-012-0111-6     Document Type: Review

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