What about the surgeon?

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 18-21

  Khajuria, Ankur ^a   Maruthappu, Mahiben ^b   Nagendran, Myura ^b   Shalhoub, Joseph ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Radiation exposure; Risks; Safety; Surgery; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; DIATHERMY; FATIGUE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; STRESS; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OPERATING ROOMS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RISK; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84872620831     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: 17439159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2012.11.024     Document Type: Review

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