The role of the anesthesiologist in perioperative patient safety

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 649-656

  Wacker, Johannes ^a   Staender, Sven ^b,c  

^a KLINIK HIRSLANDEN   (Switzerland)

^b Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine Regional Hospital Maennedorf   (Switzerland)

^c PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Anesthesia; Patient safety; Perioperative management; Safety practice

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; SUGAMMADEX;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIST; CATHETER; CHECKLIST; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFECTION COMPLICATION; MORTALITY; ORGAN INJURY; PATIENT HARM; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; STANDARD; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; ANESTHESIOLOGY; MEDICAL ERROR; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; SAFETY;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84927958831     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: 14736500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACO.0000000000000124     Document Type: Review

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