Patient safety in the operating room at a governmental hospital

Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 85-89

  Sayed, Hanan A ^a   Zayed, Mouchira ^b   El Qareh, Noha M ^a   Khafagy, Hanan ^a   Helmy, Ahmed H ^a   Soliman, Mona ^b  

^a THEODOR BILHARZ RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

operating room; patient safety; risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGY; CHECKLIST; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; CHECKLIST; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; OPERATING ROOMS; PATIENT SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84883315760     PISSN: 00132446     EISSN: 2090262X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.EPX.0000430955.28520.e5     Document Type: Article

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