Surgical checklist for cataract surgery: Progress with the initiative by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists to improve patient safety

Eye (Basingstoke)

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 878-882

  Kelly, S P ^a   Steeples, L R ^a   Smith, R ^b   Azuara Blanco, A ^c  

^a ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cataract; Human factors; Non technical skills; Patient safety; Surgical checklist; Wrong implant

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHECKLIST; HUMAN; IRELAND; LENS IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SURGEON; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84880276063     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2013.101     Document Type: Article

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