Striving for a zero-error patient surgical journey through adoption of aviation-style challenge and response flow checklists: A quality improvement project

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 571-578

  Low, Daniel K ^a   Reed, Mark A ^a   Geiduschek, Jeremy M ^a   Martin, Lynn D ^a  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

checklist; communication; efficiency; flow checklist; implementation; operating room; organizational; patient safety; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOVERY ROOM; SURGICAL PATIENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION PERIOPERATIVE SAFETY CHECKLIST;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANESTHETICS; AVIATION; CHECKLIST; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL ERRORS; OPERATING ROOMS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY ROOM;

EID: 84878769208     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pan.12121     Document Type: Article

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