Avoiding never events: Improving nasogastric intubation practice and standards

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 239-244

  Law, Robert L ^a   Pullyblank, Ann M ^a   Eveleigh, Mark ^a   Slack, Nicola ^a  

^a NORTH BRISTOL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOLOGIST; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS; STAFF TRAINING; STANDARD; STOMACH INTUBATION;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOCUMENTATION; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RADIOLOGY;

EID: 84873187987     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: 1365229X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2012.08.001     Document Type: Article

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